Francesco Rosi | |
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 Rosi at the Cannes Film Festival, 1991 | |
| Born | 15 November 1922 |
| Died | 10 January 2015 (aged 92) Rome, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Naples |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1948–1997 |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Golden Lion (1963) Palm d'Or (1972) Honorary Golden Bear (2008) Golden Lion (2012, career) |
Francesco Rosi (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈrɔːzi]; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian filmmaker, screenwriter and theatre director. His film The Mattei Affair won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to have political messages.[citation needed] While the topics of his later films became less politically oriented and more angled toward literature, he continued to direct until 1997, his last film being the adaptation of Primo Levi's book, The Truce.
13 of his films were screened at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival. He received the Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement, accompanied by the screening of his 1962 film Salvatore Giuliano. In 2012 the Venice Biennale awarded Rosi the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.