Brunello Rondi (26 November 1924 – 7 November 1989) was a prolific Italian screen writer and film director best known for his frequent script collaborations with

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most ...

. His brother, Gian Luigi Rondi, was an Italian film critic.

Biography

Noted chiefly as a script-writer and script consultant, Rondi began his film career with the script for 1947's '' Last Love'' for which he was also assistant director. He worked as assistant director as well as an uncredited writer on '' The Flowers of St. Francis'' (1950) by

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

and was a credited writer on Rossellini's ''

Europa '51 ''Europe '51'' ( it, Europa '51), also known as ''The Greatest Love'', is a 1952 Italian neorealist film directed by Roberto Rossellini, starring Ingrid Bergman and Alexander Knox. The film follows an industrialist's wife who, after the death ...

'' (1952). He started to work with

as artistic director on ''

La Strada ''La strada'' () is a 1954 Italian drama film directed by Federico Fellini and co-written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Ennio Flaiano. The film tells the story of Gelsomina, a simple-minded young woman (Giulietta Masina) bought from her mother ...

'' (1954) and ''

Nights of Cabiria ''Nights of Cabiria'' ( it, Le notti di Cabiria) is a 1957 drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. It stars Giulietta Masina as Cabiria, a prostitute living in Rome. The cast also features François Périer and Amedeo Nazzari. ...

'' (1957). His most prized collaborations were on the film scripts of '' La Dolce Vita'' (1960), '' 8½'' (1963), ''

Juliet of the Spirits ''Juliet of the Spirits'' ( it, Giulietta degli spiriti) is a 1965 fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese, and Valeska Gert. The film is about the visio ...

'' (1964), ''

Orchestra Rehearsal ''Orchestra Rehearsal'' ( it, Prova d'orchestra) is a 1978 Italian-German satirical film directed by Federico Fellini. It follows an Italian orchestra as the members go on strike against the conductor. The film was shown out of competition at the 1 ...

'' (1978), and ''

City of Women ''City of Women'' ( it, La città delle donne) is a 1980 Italian fantasy comedy-drama film co-written (with Bernardino Zapponi and Brunello Rondi) and directed by Federico Fellini. Amid Fellini's characteristic combination of dreamlike, outrageo ...

'' (1980), all co-written and directed by Fellini. On the writing of '' La Dolce Vita'', Rondi helped build up the character of Steiner, the intellectual who kills his wife and children. As a Fellini intimate, Rondi also played a crucial role in the early stages of '' 8½''. In a letter dated October 1960, Fellini outlined his initial ideas to Rondi that were later developed into the screenplay with co-writers

Ennio Flaiano Ennio Flaiano (5 March 1910 – 20 November 1972) was an Italian screenwriter, playwright, novelist, journalist, and drama critic. Best known for his work with Federico Fellini, Flaiano co-wrote ten screenplays with the Italian director, including ...

and

Tullio Pinelli Tullio Pinelli (24 June 1908 – 7 March 2009) was an Italian screenwriter known for his work on the Federico Fellini films ''I Vitelloni'', ''La Strada'', '' La Dolce Vita'' and '' 8½''. Biography Born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Pinelli beg ...

.Bondanella, 164 He made his directorial debut with ''

Violent Life ''Una vita violenta'' (internationally released as ''Violent Life'') is a 1961 Italian drama film by Paolo Heusch and Brunello Rondi, at his directorial debut. It is based on a novel with the same name by Pier Paolo Pasolini. The film was shown ...

'' in 1961 based on the novel by

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

. He died of a heart attack in Rome in 1989. He was 64 years old.

Filmography

Director and scriptwriter

* ''

'', co-directed with

Paolo Heusch Paolo Heusch (26 February 1924 – 16 October 1982) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Heush started his career immediately after the World War II as a script supervisor. Between 1949 and 1957 he was ...

(1961) * '' Il demonio'' (1963) * ''Domani non siamo più qui'' (1967) * '' Run, Psycho, Run'' (1968) * ''

Le tue mani sul mio corpo ''Le tue mani sul mio corpo'' (translation: ''Your Hands on My Body''), aka ''Schocking'', is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Brunello Rondi. Plot A young neurotic dedicates his life to harassing others, especially his father and stepmo ...

'' (1970) * ''Valeria dentro e fuori'' (1972) * ''Racconti proibiti... di niente vestiti'' (1972) * ''Ingrid sulla strada'' (1973) * ''Tecnica di un amore'' (1973) * ''Prigione di donne'' (1974) * '' Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk'' (1976) * ''I prosseneti'' (1976) * ''La vocazione di Suor Teresa'' (1982)

Screenplays

* '' Last Love'', directed by Luigi Chiarini (1947) * '' The Flowers of St. Francis'' - uncredited, directed by

(1950) * ''

Altri tempi ''In Olden Days'' ( it, Altri tempi, link=no, also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity'') is a 1952 Italian anthology film. Plot The cart of old books A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past ...

'', directed by

Alessandro Blasetti Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film ''Quattro passi fra le nuvole''. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during ...

(1952) * ''

'', directed by Roberto Rossellini (1952) * '' Era notte a Roma'', directed by Roberto Rossellini (1960) * '' La Dolce Vita'', directed by

(1960) * '' Boccaccio 70'', episode ''The Temptation of Doctor Antonio'', directed by Federico Fellini (1962) * '' 8½'', directed by Federico Fellini (1963) * ''

'', directed by Federico Fellini (1965) * '' Amanti'', directed by

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the Italian neorealism, neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Shoeshine (film), Sciuscià ...

(1968) * ''Scacco alla regina'', directed by

Pasquale Festa Campanile Pasquale Festa Campanile (28 July 1927 – 25 February 1986) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novelist, best known as a prominent exponent of the commedia all'italiana genre. Life and career Born at Melfi, in the province ...

(1969) * ''

Fellini Satyricon ''Fellini Satyricon'', or simply ''Satyricon'', is a 1969 Italian fantasy drama film written and directed by Federico Fellini and loosely based on Petronius's work '' Satyricon'', written during the reign of Emperor Nero and set in Imperial R ...

'', directed by Federico Fellini (1969) * '' Le sorelle'', directed by Roberto Malenotti (1969) * ''

'', directed by Federico Fellini (1978) * ''

'', directed by Federico Fellini (1980)

Director

* ''Tecnica di un amore'' (1973)

Assistant director

* '' Last Love'', directed by Luigi Chiarini (1947) * ''

Francesco, giullare di Dio ''The Flowers of St. Francis'' (in Italian, ''Francesco, giullare di Dio'', or "Francis, God's Jester") is a 1950 film directed by Roberto Rossellini and co-written by Federico Fellini. The film is based on two books, the 14th-century novel ''Fior ...

'' - directed by

(1950) * '' L'ultimo amante'', directed by

Mario Mattoli Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966. His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy ...

(1955)

Actor

* ''Le ore dell'amore'', directed by

Luciano Salce Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, tv host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film ''Le pillole di Ercole'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Ven ...

(1963) * ''

Colpo di stato Colpo (; br, Kolpoù) is a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France. Demographics Inhabitants of Colpo are called ''Colpéens''. Map See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The followin ...

'', directed by Luciano Salce (1969)

Notes

References

* Alpert, Hollis (1988). ''Fellini: A Life''. New York: Paragon House. * Bondanella, Peter (1992). ''The Cinema of Federico Fellini''. Princeton University Press. * Parigi, Stefania e Alberto Pezzotta (2010). ''Il lungo respiro di Brunello Rondi'' (prefazione di Gian Luigi Rondi). Roma: Edizioni Sabinae.

Bibliography

* Alberto Pezzotta, Stefania Parigi, ''Il lungo respiro di Brunello Rondi'', Sabinae editions, 2010

External links

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