Giuseppe Patroni Griffi

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Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (26 February 1921 – 15 December 2005) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter, director and author. He was born in Naples in an aristocratic family and moved to Rome immediately after the end of World War II and spent his professional life there. Patroni Griffi is considered one of the most prominent contributors to Italian theater and film in post-war Italy. Roberto Rossellini made a film from his play Anima nera. His first listed film writing credit was on the 1952 musical Canzoni di mezzo secolo. Patroni Griffi would later direct Charlotte Rampling, Elizabeth Taylor, Marcello Mastroianni, Laura Antonelli, Florinda Bolkan, Terence Stamp, Fabio Testi. Patroni Griffi was also involved with numerous television productions of lyric opera, including Verdi's La Traviata. His many theatrical productions include works by Pirandello, Eduardo De Filippo, Jean Cocteau and Tennessee Williams. As a writer, he published a first collection of stories in 1955, Ragazzo di Trastevere. Later, he contributed significantly to the body of Italian gay literature with Scende giù per Toledo and La morte della bellezza, both set in Naples.

Most Popular Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Trailers

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Metti, una sera a cena con Peppino Trailer (2016)

01 January 2016

I cuori infranti Trailer (1963)

21 November 1963

Two surreal/satirical comedy episodes.

Woman Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

A beautiful wife of good social standing falls into a flaming passion with a young man. Sooner than expected, she will be unable to terminate the liaison.

The Swindlers Trailer (1959)

23 September 1959

Mario is in Hannover to work as a miner but after losing his job he decides to go back to Italy. When Totonno steals his passport to avoid the police and later on he offers him a new job as "magliaro" (cloth seller), Mario changes his mind and decides to follow Totonno to Hamburg.

Cavalcade of Song Trailer (1953)

09 October 1953

Tosca Trailer (1986)

04 July 1986

This live version of Puccini s superbly dramatic opera was recorded in Rome in the exact locations and at the precise times of day as Puccini had written into his score.

La traviata in Paris Trailer (2007)

11 November 2007

La traviata in Paris is a film-opera of Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata filmed live on television and worldwide, directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, conceived and produced by Andrea Andermann in 2000.

The Divine Nymph Trailer (1975)

16 October 1975

In the decadent Roaring Twenties, a beautiful woman engages in affairs with two men, playing them against each other.

The Witches Trailer (1967)

22 February 1967

Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men.

Girl with a Suitcase Trailer (1961)

09 February 1961

Lorenzo, who's 16 and born to a wealthy family in Parma, tries to make things right toward a showgirl, Aida, whom his older brother has mistreated.

The Trap Trailer (1985)

11 September 1985

A woman becomes obsessed with a man she can't have, and carries the torch for more than 15 years.

Dark Soul Trailer (1962)

12 August 1962

A man with a past gets married and it seems that he will be able to start a new life, but an unexpected inheritance gets in the way and deteriorates the relationship with his wife.

'Tis Pity She's a Whore Trailer (1971)

20 September 1971

Annabella marries Soranzo. She happens to also be pregnant by Giovanni — who also happens to be her brother.

Love Circle Trailer (1969)

13 April 1969

A liberal-thinking author watches his wife as she attempts to seduce his best friend at a dinner party.

Identikit Trailer (1974)

20 May 1974

A mentally disturbed woman arrives in Rome to find a city fragmented by autocratic law, leftist violence, and her own increasingly unhinged mission to find the most dangerous liaison of all.

Half a Century of Song Trailer (1952)

01 January 1952

Through a series of scenes inspired by famous songs, various episodes of Italian life in the last fifty years are recalled.

More Than a Miracle Trailer (1967)

19 October 1967

A fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos.

The Sea Trailer (1962)

08 March 1962

A well known actor comes to off-season Capri to unwind and meets a young man. The attraction is immediate and mutual but before their relationship can get off the ground, an alluring woman with a spontaneous sexuality and care free attitude joins the triangle and the boy is slowly pushed out of the picture.

La tenda in piazza Trailer (1972)

19 February 1972

The film recounts the struggle of the factory workers of five Italian factories, Cagli, Coca Cola, Filodont, Luciani and Metalfer.

The Eternal Chain Trailer (1952)

02 May 1952

As the Legion Etrangère puts in at Napoli, legionnaire Walter escapes from the ship to meet a woman he still loves ,in spite of his five years away from home.