Brunello Rondi
Brunello Rondi | |
|---|---|
 Rondi in 1963 | |
| Born | 26 November 1924 Italy |
| Died | 7 November 1989 (aged 64) Rome, Italy |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, Film director |
| Years active | 1947–1982 |
| Notable work | La Dolce Vita, 8½, Juliet of the Spirits, Orchestra Rehearsal, City of Women |
| Relatives | Gian Luigi Rondi (brother) |
Brunello Rondi (26 November 1924 – 7 November 1989) was an Italian screenwriter and film director, best known for his frequent script collaborations with Federico Fellini.
His brother, Gian Luigi Rondi, was an Italian film critic.
Biography
[edit]Noted chiefly as a script-writer and script consultant, Rondi began his film career with the script for 1947's Last Love for which he was also assistant director.[1]
He worked as assistant director as well as an uncredited writer on The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) by Roberto Rossellini and was a credited writer on Rossellini's Europa '51 (1952).[1]
He started to work with Federico Fellini as artistic director on La Strada (1954) and Nights of Cabiria (1957).[1] His most prized collaborations were on the film scripts of La Dolce Vita (1960), 8½ (1963), Juliet of the Spirits (1964), Orchestra Rehearsal (1978), and City of Women (1980), all co-written and directed by Fellini.
On the writing of La Dolce Vita, Rondi helped build up the character of Steiner, the intellectual who kills his wife and children.[2] As a Fellini intimate, Rondi also played a crucial role in the early stages of 8½. In a letter dated October 1960, Fellini outlined his initial ideas to Rondi that were later developed into the screenplay with co-writers Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli.[3]
In 1961 he made his directorial debut with Violent Life, based on the novel by Pier Paolo Pasolini.[1]
The Demon (1963) was his first film as solo director, which was highly controversial at the time and later re-evaluated by critics.[4]
He died of a heart attack in Rome in 1989. He was 64 years old.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Director and scriptwriter
[edit]- Violent Life, co-directed with Paolo Heusch (1961)
- The Demon (1963)
- Domani non siamo più qui (1967)
- Run, Psycho, Run (1968)
- Your Hands on My Body (1970)
- Valerie Inside Outside (1972)
- Master of Love (1972)
- Ingrid sulla strada (1973)
- Tecnica di un amore (1973)
- Prigione di donne (1974)
- Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk (1976)
- I prosseneti (1976)
- La vocazione di Suor Teresa (1982)
Screenplays
[edit]- Last Love, directed by Luigi Chiarini (1947)
- The Flowers of St. Francis - uncredited, directed by Roberto Rossellini (1950)
- Altri tempi, directed by Alessandro Blasetti (1952)
- Europa '51, directed by Roberto Rossellini (1952)
- Era notte a Roma, directed by Roberto Rossellini (1960)
- La Dolce Vita, directed by Federico Fellini (1960)
- Boccaccio 70, episode The Temptation of Doctor Antonio, directed by Federico Fellini (1962)
- 8½, directed by Federico Fellini (1963)
- Juliet of the Spirits, directed by Federico Fellini (1965)
- Amanti, directed by Vittorio De Sica (1968)
- Scacco alla regina, directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile (1969)
- Fellini Satyricon, directed by Federico Fellini (1969)
- Le sorelle, directed by Roberto Malenotti (1969)
- Orchestra Rehearsal, directed by Federico Fellini (1978)
- City of Women, directed by Federico Fellini (1980)
Director
[edit]- Tecnica di un amore (1973)
Assistant director
[edit]- Last Love, directed by Luigi Chiarini (1947)
- Francesco, giullare di Dio - directed by Roberto Rossellini (1950)
- L'ultimo amante, directed by Mario Mattoli (1955)
Actor
[edit]- Le ore dell'amore, directed by Luciano Salce (1963)
- Colpo di stato, directed by Luciano Salce (1969)
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Alpert, Hollis (1988). Fellini: A Life. New York: Paragon House. ISBN 1-55778-000-5
- Bondanella, Peter (1992). The Cinema of Federico Fellini. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-00875-2
- Parigi, Stefania e Alberto Pezzotta (2010). Il lungo respiro di Brunello Rondi (prefazione di Gian Luigi Rondi). Roma: Edizioni Sabinae.
Bibliography
[edit]- Alberto Pezzotta, Stefania Parigi, Il lungo respiro di Brunello Rondi, Sabinae editions, 2010
