Francesco Maselli

Francesco Maselli

Francesco Maselli (9 December 1930 – 21 March 2023), also known as Citto Maselli , was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born into a well educated family (his father was an art critic) originally from the Molise region, Maselli graduated from the Italian National Film School in 1949 and began his career as an assistant and assistant director for Luigi Chiarini , Michelangelo Antonioni , and Luchino Visconti. After directing several short documentary and fiction films, he gave his feature film debut with the World War II drama Abandoned (1955), which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Following a series of minor films, Maselli had greater success with Silver Spoon Set (1960, also titled The Dolphins ) and Time of Indifference (1964), an adaptation of a novel by Alberto Moravia. In the 1970s, Maselli turned to openly left-wing political films, notably Open Letter to a newspaper of the evening (1970) and The Suspect (1975), before shifting to more intimate films centered on female protagonists in the 1980s such as A Tale of Love (1986) and The Secret (1990). In 2021, Maselli was honored with a retrospective at the Venice Film Festival, where many of his films had seen their premiere. Maselli died in Rome on 21 March 2023, at the age of 92.

  • Title: Francesco Maselli
  • Popularity: 2.093
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1930-12-09
  • Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
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  • Also Known As: Citto Maselli
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Francesco Maselli Movies

  • 1970
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    Open Letter to the Evening News

    Open Letter to the Evening News

    4 1970 HD

    Hoping to shake up the complacent Italian Communist Party, a group of leftist radicals sends an incendiary letter to a major evening newspaper...

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  • 2014
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    Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

    Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance

    1 2014 HD

    After the war, almost by chance, Alfonso Sansone starts to produce documentary films and moves from Palermo to Rome, the city of film.

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  • 2021
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    Le Passeur immobile

    Le Passeur immobile

    1 2021 HD

    Le Passeur immobile, which covers the year 1987, is a Booklet filmed stuck between The Days and the Nights (1986) and The Artifice and the Fake...

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  • 1970
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    I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

    I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

    1 1970 HD

    A documentary which explores the life and the career of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the greatest Italian directors, through archival footage and...

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  • 2007
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    Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms

    Gillo of Ladies and Knights, of Loves and Arms

    10 2007 HD

    Pontecorvo is one of those Italian filmmakers marked for life by neorealism. He declares that he decided to do cinema after leaving a screening of...

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  • 1984
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    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

    6.2 1984 HD

    A film of Enrico Berlinguer's funeral in Rome, briefly tracing his career as leader of the Italian Communist Party.

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  • 2009
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    Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

    Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

    1 2009 HD

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  • 1980
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    The Terrace

    The Terrace

    7.1 1980 HD

    Eight Italian politicians from the communist party gather on a terrace in Rome for a get-to-gather. They discuss about their past, present and future.

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  • 2004
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    Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

    Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

    6.5 2004 HD

    Documentary on actor Gian Maria Volonté

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  • 2003
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    Cesare Zavattini

    Cesare Zavattini

    1 2003 HD

    Documentary about Italian film screenwriter Cesare Zavattini

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  • 1973
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    Amarcord

    Amarcord

    7.9 1973 HD

    In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd...

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  • 1953
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    Love in the City

    Love in the City

    6.5 1953 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Red Shadows

    The Red Shadows

    2 2009 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Red Shadows

    The Red Shadows

    2 2009 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Lady Without Camelias

    The Lady Without Camelias

    6.5 1953 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Suspect

    The Suspect

    6.3 1975 HD

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  • 1964
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    Time of Indifference

    Time of Indifference

    6.1 1964 HD

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  • 1968
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    A Fine Pair

    A Fine Pair

    3.2 1968 HD

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  • 1970
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    Open Letter to the Evening News

    Open Letter to the Evening News

    4 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Open Letter to the Evening News

    Open Letter to the Evening News

    4 1970 HD

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  • 1988
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    Codice privato

    Codice privato

    6.7 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    Codice privato

    Codice privato

    6.7 1988 HD

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  • 1955
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    Abandoned

    Abandoned

    6.8 1955 HD

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  • 1955
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    Abandoned

    Abandoned

    6.8 1955 HD

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  • 1986
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    Storia d'amore

    Storia d'amore

    5.7 1986 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Secret

    The Secret

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Doll that Took the Town

    The Doll that Took the Town

    4 1957 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Dolphins

    The Dolphins

    6.5 1960 HD

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  • 1964
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    Time of Indifference

    Time of Indifference

    6.1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    Time of Indifference

    Time of Indifference

    6.1 1964 HD

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  • 1961
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    Latin Lovers

    Latin Lovers

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1968
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    A Fine Pair

    A Fine Pair

    3.2 1968 HD

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  • 1996
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    Cronache del terzo millennio

    Cronache del terzo millennio

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1986
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    Storia d'amore

    Storia d'amore

    5.7 1986 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Dolphins

    The Dolphins

    6.5 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Dolphins

    The Dolphins

    6.5 1960 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Secret

    The Secret

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1950
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    Story of a Love Affair

    Story of a Love Affair

    6.8 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Story of a Love Affair

    Story of a Love Affair

    6.8 1950 HD

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  • 1996
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    Intolerance

    Intolerance

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1961
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    Latin Lovers

    Latin Lovers

    7 1961 HD

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  • 1952
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    Three Girls from Rome

    Three Girls from Rome

    6 1952 HD

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  • 2012
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    Scossa

    Scossa

    1 2012 HD

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  • 1967
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    Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold

    Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold

    Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold

    5.8 1967 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Suspect

    The Suspect

    6.3 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Suspect

    The Suspect

    6.3 1975 HD

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  • 1953
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    We, the Women

    We, the Women

    5.9 1953 HD

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  • 2007
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    Civico zero

    Civico zero

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Lady Without Camelias

    The Lady Without Camelias

    6.5 1953 HD

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  • 1952
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    Sport minore

    Sport minore

    1 1952 HD

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  • 1995
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    Rome, November 12, 1994

    Rome, November 12, 1994

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Doll that Took the Town

    The Doll that Took the Town

    4 1957 HD

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  • 1950
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    Pact with the Devil

    Pact with the Devil

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1991
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    Dawn

    Dawn

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Dawn

    Dawn

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    Dawn

    Dawn

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1953
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    Fioraie

    Fioraie

    1 1953 HD

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  • 1983
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    Avventura di un fotografo

    Avventura di un fotografo

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1999
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    Il compagno

    Il compagno

    1 1999 HD

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  • 1995
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    Rome, November 12, 1994

    Rome, November 12, 1994

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2002
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    The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops

    The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1958
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    Children in the Cinema

    Children in the Cinema

    6 1958 HD

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  • 1984
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    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer

    6.2 1984 HD

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  • 1949
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    Lies of Love

    Lies of Love

    5.8 1949 HD

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  • 2008
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    All Human Rights for All

    All Human Rights for All

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2005
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    Fragments of the Twentieth Century

    Fragments of the Twentieth Century

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1949
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    Bagnaia paese italiano

    Bagnaia paese italiano

    1 1949 HD

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  • 1951
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    Bambini

    Bambini

    1 1951 HD

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