Gianni Franciolini

Gianni Franciolini (1 June 1910 – 1 January 1960) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 19 films between 1939 and 1959.

Gianni Franciolini
Franciolini in 1951
Born	(1910-06-01)1 June 1910 Florence, Italy
Died	1 January 1960(1960-01-01) (aged 49) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1939-1959

Life and career

Born in Florence, in 1929 he moved to Paris to study journalism; there he came into contact with the artistic avant-garde of the time, particularly with Eugène Deslaw.^[1] During this time, he was assistant director of Georges Lacombe and directed the documentary Vérité sur l'Italie.^[1] In 1938, he came back in Italy country where he collaborated as a screenwriter and as an assistant director for Camillo Mastrocinque and Mario Soldati, among others.^[1] In 1940 he debuted as a feature film director with Inspector Vargas.^[1] In the post-war, Franciolini specialised in neo-realist comedies and genre films, often collaborating with Cesare Zavattini.^[1] In 1956 he won the David di Donatello Award for Best Director, for the comedy-drama film Roman Tales.^[2]

Filmography

• Vérité sur l'Italie (1939)
• L'ispettore Vargas (1940)
• Happy Days (1942)
• Headlights in the Fog (1942)
• Farewell Love! (1943)
• Notte di tempesta (1946)
• Prelude to Madness (1948)
• The Bride Can't Wait (1949)
• Last Meeting (1951)
• Hello Elephant (1952)
• It Happened in the Park (1953)
• We, the Women (1953)
• The World Condemns Them (1953)
• Secrets d'alcôve (1954)
• Roman Tales (1955)
• Le signorine dello 04 (1955)
• Peccato di castità (1956)
• Girls for the Summer (1958)
• Ferdinando I, re di Napoli (1959)