Luigi Scattini (17 May 1927 – 12 July 2010)
was an Italian
film director
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and screenwriter.
Scattini graduated in law, then he began his career as a journalist and a film critic for several weekly magazines such as ''
Gente'' and ''
Oggi''.
In the 1960s he entered the cinema industry as a director of
ephemeral films and
mondo documentaries.
He also directed several feature films, including the comedy ''
War Italian Style'' with
Buster Keaton
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.
He was also active as a producer, a film editor and a dubbing director.
He was the father of the actress
Monica Scattini.
Selected filmography
* ''
Primitive Love
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'' (1964)
* ''
War Italian Style'' (1966)
* ''
Ring Around the World
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'' (1966)
* ''
'' (1967)
* ''
Sweden: Heaven and Hell'' (1968)
* ''
La ragazza dalla pelle di luna
''La ragazza dalla pelle di luna'' (also known as ''Sex of Their Bodies'', ''Moon Skin'' and ''The Sinner'') is a 1973 Italian erotic drama film written and directed by Luigi Scattini. It marked the film debut of Zeudi Araya.
Plot
Alberto, an ...
'' (1972)
* ''
The Off-Road Girl
''The Off-Road Girl'' (, also spelled ''La ragazza fuori strada'') is a 1973 Italian romantic drama film directed by Luigi Scattini.
Plot
Cast
* Zeudi Araya as Maryam
*Luc Merenda as Giorgio Martini
*Martine Brochard as Mara
* as A ...
'' (1973)
* ''
The Body'' (1974)
* ''
Twilight of Love
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'' (1977)
References
External links
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1927 births
2010 deaths
Italian film directors
Film people from Turin
Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
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