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Gianfranco Mingozzi
Director 1931 - 2009

Gianfranco Mingozzi

San Pietro Capofiume, Molinella, Bologna, Italy

Gianfranco Mingozzi (5 April 1932 – 7 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Bologna, Mingozzi got a degree in Law, then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1958. After being assistant of Federico Fellini, René... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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4 titles
Il frullo del passero

Il frullo del passero

Gianfranco Mingozzi 1988 1h 35m 2.0

A woman, who has been the mistress of a man who has just died, thinks about leaving the little Italian village where they lived and moving to another place. An old and rich man offers her a place in his house, however, she will have to listen to him telling his past love stories.

Les Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan

Les Exploits d'un jeune Don Juan

Gianfranco Mingozzi 1986 1h 40m 4.0

In 1914, sixteen year old Roger returned home from boarding school during vacation to find his puberty hit hard in a house filled with beautiful women. These women have previous engagements with other men who are away, and during this time, Roger impregnates them all, including his aunt and sister, then devises plans to cuckold the men.

Flavia, la monaca musulmana

Flavia, la monaca musulmana

Gianfranco Mingozzi 1974 1h 42m 6.0

After a cult besieges her convent, a young nun goes with an army of Muslims to destroy the convent and kill who wronged her.

Tarantula

Gianfranco Mingozzi 1962 18m

Documentary on a religious practice in the Puglia region of Italy whereby women assert that they have been bitten by a tarantula and dance until they are exorcised of the poison.

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