Luigi Bazzoni (25 June 1929 – 1 March 2012) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in

Salsomaggiore Terme Salsomaggiore Terme (Parmigiano dialect, Salsese: ; Parmigiano dialect, Parmigiano: ) is a town and ''comune'' located in the Italy, Italian province of Parma, in the region of Emilia-Romagna. Located at the foot of the Apennine Mountains, Apennine ...

, Italy, Bazzoni was the elder brother of the film director and cinematographer Camillo Bazzoni and a cousin of the Academy Award winner

Vittorio Storaro Vittorio Storaro, A.S.C., A.I.C. (born 24 June 1940), is an Italian cinematographer widely recognized as one of the best and most influential in cinema history, for his work on numerous classic films including '' The Conformist'' (1970), ''Apoc ...

. He began his career as

assistant director The role of an assistant director (AD) on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have ...

Mauro Bolognini Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director. Early years Bolognini was born in Pistoia, in the Tuscany region of Italy. After earning a master's degree in architecture at the University of Florence, Bol ...

. Later he became director of films and short films, gaining critical attention for two

Spaghetti Western The spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's filmmaking style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

s, '' Man, Pride and Vengeance'' and ''

Brothers Blue ''Brothers Blue'' (Italian: ''Blu Gang - E vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati'') is a 1973 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Luigi Bazzoni. For this film Tony Renis won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Score. Plot The Blue brothers ...

''. His short film ''Di Domenica'' achieved a Special Mention at the

1963 Cannes Film Festival The 16th Cannes Film Festival took place from 9 to 23 May 1963. French writer Armand Salacrou served as jury president for the main competition. The Palme d'Or was awarded to '' The Leopard'' by Luchino Visconti. The festival opened with '' Th ...

. Two years later, in 1965, Bazzoni directed his first feature film, '' The Possessed'', followed by four more. He directed five feature films in his career, which are highly regarded within the genres of

and Giallo movies.

Filmography

* '' The Possessed'' (''La donna del lago''/ ''The Lady of the Lake'') (1965) * '' Man, Pride and Vengeance'' (''L'Uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta'') (1968) * ''

The Fifth Cord ''The Fifth Cord'' (Italian: ''Giornata nera per l'ariete'', lit. "Black Day for Aries") is a 1971 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Luigi Bazzoni. The film's Italian title reprises Dario Argento's practice of using animals in the titles of his ...

'' (''Giornata nera per l'ariete'') (1971) * ''

'' (''Blu Gang - Vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati'') (1973) * '' Footprints on the Moon'' (''Le Orme'') (1975)

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* Italian film directors Giallo film directors Spaghetti Western directors 1929 births People from Salsomaggiore Terme 2012 deaths {{Italy-film-bio-stub