Gian Vittorio Baldi
Directing
- Born
- October 30, 1930 · Lugo, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italia
- Died
- March 23, 2015 (age 84)
Gian Vittorio Baldi (30 October 1930 - 23 March 2015) was an Italian film producer, director and screenwriter.
Born in Bologna , Emilia-Romagna , Baldi graduated in Social science at the Sapienza University in Rome and then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He debuted as a director of documentary shorts, and in 1958 he won the Golden Lion for best short film at the Venice Film Festival with Il piani delle zitelle (" The crying of spinsters "). He directed a number of independent films, generally characterized by social criticism. His film Fire! entered the main competition at the 29th Venice International Film Festival, while the film The Last Day of School Before Christmas (aka The Last Day of School Before Christmas ) was screened at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors 'Fortnight section.
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Baldi also worked as a producer of art films , producing films by Pier Paolo Pasolini , Robert Bresson , Nelo Risi , Straub-Huillet and Dacia Maraini , among others. A devotee of natural wines, from the 1990s Baldi was active as a winemaker and produced several award-winning wines, notably the Ronchi di Castelluccio.
Known for
Behind the camera19
- 2013Invisible World Director, Writer
- 1989ZEN - Zona Espansione Nord Director
- 1979Night of The Flowers Writer, Director
- 1975Notes Towards an African Orestes Producer
- 1975The Last Day of School Before Christmas Director, Story, Writer, Editor
- 1972Four Nights of a Dreamer Producer
- 1970Wind from the East Producer
- 1969Pigsty Producer
- 1968Fire! Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
- 1968Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl
