Florestano Vancini (24 August 1926 – 18 September 2008) was an

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and

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. He directed over 20 films since 1960. His 1966 film '' Le stagioni del nostro amore'', starring

Enrico Maria Salerno Enrico Maria Salerno (September 18, 1926 – February 28, 1994) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He was also the voice of Clint Eastwood in the Italian version of Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy films, and the voice of Ch ...

, was entered into the

16th Berlin International Film Festival The 16th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June – 5 July 1966. The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film ''Cul-de-sac'' directed by Roman Polanski. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury f ...

. His 1973 film ''

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'' was entered into the

8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film ''Affection'' directed by L ...

where it won a Special Prize. In 1999 he was a member of the jury at the

21st Moscow International Film Festival The 21st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1999. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Japanese film ''Will to Live'' directed by Kaneto Shindo. Jury * Fernando Solanas (Argentina – President of the Jury) * Flo ...

Filmography as director

*'' Delta padano'' (cortometraggio, 1951) *'' Long Night in 1943'' (1960) *''

La banda Casaroli ''La banda Casaroli'' is a 1962 Italian crime-drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. The film is based on real life events of criminal group led by Paolo Casaroli. Cast *Renato Salvatori: Paolo Casaroli *Jean-Claude Brialy: Corrado Minguzz ...

'' (1962) *'' Le italiane e l'amore'' (1962) *''

La calda vita ''The Warm Life'' ( it, La calda vita) is a 1963 Italian drama film written and directed by Florestano Vancini and starring Catherine Spaak. It is based loosely on the novel ''La calda vita'' by Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini.Seasons of Our Love ''Seasons of Our Love'' ( it, Le stagioni del nostro amore) is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. It was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast *Enrico Maria Salerno ... Vittorio Borghi *Anouk Aim� ...

'' (1966) *''

Long Days of Vengeance ''Long Days of Vengeance'' ( it, I lunghi giorni della vendetta is a 1967 Western film directed by Florestano Vancini. It is the only western directed by Vancini, here credited as Stan Vance. The film is a Spaghetti Western version of Alexandre D ...

'' (1967) *'' Blow Hot, Blow Cold'' (1969) *'' The Sicilian Checkmate'' (1972) *''

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'' (1972) *'' Il delitto Matteotti'' (1973) *'' Amore amaro'' (1974) *''

Un dramma borghese ''Un dramma borghese'' (internationally released as ''Mimi'') is a 1979 Italian drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. It is based on the novel with the same title by Guido Morselli and it has as main theme an incestuous love between a fathe ...

'' (1979) *''

La baraonda LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

'' (1980) *''

La neve nel bicchiere ''La neve nel bicchiere'' is a 1984 Italian drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. It is based on an eponymous novel written by Nerino Rossi. The film entered the competition at the 41st Venice International Film Festival The 41st annual ...

'' (1984) *''

La piovra ''La Piovra'' (; en, The Octopus, referring to the Mafia) is an Italian television drama series about the Mafia. The series was directed by various directors who each worked on different seasons, including Damiano Damiani (first season), Flores ...

'', (TV) (1984) *'' ...e ridendo l'uccise'' (2005)

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