As Director, As Writer
The Sparrow's Fluttering
1988
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Gianfranco Mingozzi
Directing
Birth Date
April 5, 1931
Place of Birth
San Pietro Capofiume, Molinella, Bologna, Italy
Date of Death
October 7, 2009
Biography
Gianfranco Mingozzi (5 April 1932 – 7 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Bologna, Mingozzi got a degree in Law, then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1958. After being assistant of Federico Fellini, René Clément, Philippe de Broca and Gianni Franciolini, in 1962 he debuted as a screenwriter for La vita provvisoria, and then made his directorial debut with "La vedova bianca", a segment of the anthology film Le italiane e l'amore. He was also a critically acclaimed documentarist.
