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Nelo Risi(1920-2015)

  • Director
  • Writer
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Nelo Risi
Nelo Risi was born on 21 April 1920 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl (1968), Dead of Summer (1970) and La colonna infame (1973). He was married to Edith Bruck. He died on 17 September 2015 in Rome, Italy.
BornApril 21, 1920
DiedSeptember 17, 2015(95)
BornApril 21, 1920
DiedSeptember 17, 2015(95)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl (1968)
Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl
6.9
  • Director
  • 1968
Dead of Summer (1970)
Dead of Summer
5.7
  • Director
  • 1970
La colonna infame (1973)
La colonna infame
6.9
  • Director
  • 1973
I fratelli Rosselli
Short
  • Director
  • 1960

Credits

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Director

  • Tania Di Martino, Nelo Risi, and Ottavio Rosati in Il triplo psicodramma di Aldo Carotenuto (1994)
    A Secret Simmetry
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Per odio per amore (1991)
    Per odio per amore
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Un amore di donna (1988)
    Un amore di donna
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1988
  • L'oro nel camino
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • La colonna infame (1973)
    La colonna infame
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1973
  • A Season in Hell (1971)
    A Season in Hell
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Gian Maria Volontè in Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli (1970)
    Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli
    6.9
    • Director (segment "Giuseppe Pinelli")
    • 1970
  • Dead of Summer (1970)
    Dead of Summer
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl (1968)
    Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Andremo in città (1966)
    Andremo in città
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1966
  • La strada più lunga
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Latin Lovers (1961)
    Latin Lovers
    5.4
    • Director (segment "Ragazze madri")
    • 1961
  • La memoria del futuro
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Elea classe 9000
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960
  • I fratelli Rosselli
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960

Writer

  • Anita B. (2014)
    Anita B.
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • co-writer
    • 2014
  • Un amore di donna (1988)
    Un amore di donna
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • La colonna infame (1973)
    La colonna infame
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • A Season in Hell (1971)
    A Season in Hell
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Dead of Summer (1970)
    Dead of Summer
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Flashback (1969)
    Flashback
    8.0
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl (1968)
    Diary of a Schizophrenic Girl
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Andremo in città (1966)
    Andremo in città
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • La strada più lunga
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Jusqu'au bout du monde (1963)
    Jusqu'au bout du monde
    6.7
    • screenplay (as Nello Risi)
    • 1963
  • I fratelli Rosselli
    Short
    • writer
    • 1960
  • Vittorio De Sica, Isabelle Corey, June Laverick, and Ingeborg Schöner in It Happened in Rome (1957)
    It Happened in Rome
    5.7
    • idea
    • 1957
  • L'isola bianca
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Nello Risi
  • Born
    • April 21, 1920
    • Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  • Died
    • September 17, 2015
    • Rome, Italy(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Edith BruckMarch 17, 1966 - September 17, 2015 (his death)
  • Parents
      Arnaldo Risi
  • Relatives
      Mirella Risi(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of cinematographer Fernando Risi and director Dino Risi, uncle of directors Claudio Risi and Marco Risi.

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