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Luigi Comencini (1916-2007) was an Italian film director and one of the masters of the "commedia all'italiana" genre. He directed many successful movies and TV series, such as Tutti a casa, The Adventures of Pinocchio, and Cuore.
Scopri la vita e la carriera di Luigi Comencini, uno dei massimi esponenti della commedia all'italiana e del cinema per ragazzi. Leggi i suoi film, i premi, le opere televisive e le curiosità sulla sua famiglia.
Luigi Comencini (1916-2007) was an Italian writer, director and actor, known for his social and humanitarian themes. He was one of the founders of the Cineteca Italiana and won 18 awards for his films.
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In a small 19th century mountain village in Tuscany, the caravan of the famous puppeteer Mangiafuoco arrives for its spring tour in the region; his two musicians, the Fox and the Cat, are tasked with heralding his arrival. A promotional poster inspires the widowed and financially struggling carpenter Geppettoto create a puppet for himself and make ...
Pinocchio goes home and finds the Talking Cricket, who tells him to be good. But Pinocchio just throws a hammer at him, smashing a picture of Geppetto's wife. Pinocchio puts his feet in the fire and turns back into a puppet. Geppetto is released from prison and returns to see Pinocchio has burned off his feet, but Pinocchio weeps so much that the F...
Mangiafuoco decides to give Pinocchio six gold coins to help Geppetto out. The next morning, Pinocchio sets out and runs into two the Fox and Cat, now pretending to be Lame and Blind. Pinocchio revealed to the two his gold, but a Henwarns Pinocchio not to trust strangers, but the Cat jumps upon it and twists its neck. The farmer seeing this chases ...
When Pinocchio finds out he was robbed he rushes to a local judge but is put in prison for stupidity. When Pinocchio is let out he rushes back to the Fairy's house only to find a grave, he asks a passing man to read what the grave says and finds out it belongs to his dear Fairy. Pinocchio cries at the grave until he becomes hungry. He goes to a nea...
The next morning, Lucignolo abandons Pinocchio. Pinocchio now hungry searches a nearby town for food, and everyone in the town offers work in exchange for food, Pinocchio being the lazy child he is refuses. But then Pinocchio finds a Breadlineand the one serving food is Pinocchio's good Fairy. The Fairy makes Pinocchio slave for her before she take...
Lucignolo and Pinocchio wake up with donkey ears, the two try to escape but are turned into donkeys with the rest of the kids. Pinocchio is sold to a Circus and during one of his performances he sees his Fairy in a box seat, he rushes up to her and when pulled by the Ringmasterhe falls down and twists his leg. The Ringmaster sells Pinocchio to a Dr...
Luigi Comencini. Director. 7 June 1916 to 5 April 2007. An Italian filmmaker adept across a range of genres, Comencini's first big hit was Pane, Amore e Fantasia (1953).
Luigi Comencini was born on June 8, 1916 in Salò, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Voltati Eugenio (1980), Everybody Go Home! (1960) and Bread, Love and Dreams (1953). He was married to Giulia Grifeo. He died on April 6, 2007 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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Apr 6, 2007 · Luigi Comencini (8 June 1916, Salò – 6 April 2007) was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the commedia all'italiana genre.
