Eriprando Visconti di Modrone, Count of Vico Modrone (September 24, 1932 – May 26, 1995) was an

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film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was the nephew of the more famous

Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter. He was one of the fathers of Italian neorealism, cinematic neorealism, but later ...

. Born in

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into a

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, in the early 1950s Visconti moved to Rome, against the wishes of his family, to pursue his dream to enter the cinema industry. After a few experiences as an actor and an assistant film editor under

Mario Serandrei Mario Serandrei (23 May 1907 – 17 April 1966) was an Italian film editor and screenwriter. Born in Naples, he started in the film industry in 1931 as an assistant director. He edited over two hundred films during his career, and worked steadi ...

, he wrote an early draft of the script and collaborated on the screenplay of

Francesco Maselli Francesco Maselli (9 December 1930 – 21 March 2023), also known as Citto Maselli, was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Born into a well educated family (his father was an art critic) originally from the Molise region, Mase ...

's '' The Abandoned'' in 1955. In the second half of the 1950s he started working as assistant director, notably collaborating with

Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni ( ; ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents", ''L'Avventura'' (1960), ''La Notte'' (1961), and '' ...

and his uncle Luchino Visconti. In 1959, he collaborated with

Luigi Malerba Luigi Malerba (11 November 1927 – 8 May 2008), born Luigi Bonardi, was an Italian author known for his short stories, historical novels, and screenplays. He was a prominent figure in the Neoavanguardia movement and co-founded ''Gruppo 63'', a l ...

to the

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of the Franco Mannino's opera ''Hatikwa'', and in the same period he started working in theatre as an assistant director. Visconti made his feature film debut in 1962, with '' A Milanese Story''. During his career he alternated great commercial successes such as ''

The Lady of Monza ''The Lady of Monza'' (, also known as ''The Awful Story of the Nun of Monza'' and ''The Nun of Monza'') is a 1969 Italian historical drama film directed by Eriprando Visconti. It is loosely based on the real life events of Marianna de Leyva, bette ...

'' and unexpected bombs such as '' Il caso Pisciotta'', as well as critical acclaims and failures. He launched the career of several actors, and generally preferred to not work with major established stars. His films were mainly independent and wholly or partly self-funded. He was married to Princess Francesca Patrizia Ruspoli. 35mm copies of all his films, as well as screenplays and photographic material related to his career are held by the

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in Rome.

References

External links

Official site
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Visconti
1932 births 1995 deaths Eriprando Italian film directors {{Italy-film-director-stub