Luigi Scattini

Luigi Scattini
Born	(1927-05-17)17 May 1927 Turin, Italy
Died	12 July 2010(2010-07-12) (aged 83) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Film director

Luigi Scattini (17 May 1927 – 12 July 2010)^[1] was an Italian film director 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.^[2] In the 1960s he entered the cinema industry as a director of ephemeral films and mondo documentaries.^[2] He also directed several feature films, including the comedy War Italian Style with Buster Keaton.^[2] He was also active as a producer, a film editor and a dubbing director.^[2][3] He was the father of the actress Monica Scattini.^[3]

Selected filmography

• Primitive Love (1964)
• War Italian Style (1966)
• Ring Around the World (1966)
• The Glass Sphinx (1967)
• Sweden: Heaven and Hell (1968)
• La ragazza dalla pelle di luna (1972)
• The Body (1974)
• Twilight of Love (1977)

References

1. "Luigi Scattini". Discogs. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
2. Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. p. 43. ISBN 8884401712.
3. "E' morto Luigi Scattini". La Repubblica. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

External links

• Luigi Scattini at IMDb