Francesco Maselli

Francesco Maselli (9 December 1930 – 21 March 2023), also known as Citto Maselli, was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Biography 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. 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.

Selected filmography Director Feature films

L'amore in città (1953) (episode "Storia di Caterina") Abandoned (1955) The Doll That Took the Town (1956) Silver Spoon Set (1960) Le italiane e l'amore (1961) (episode "Le adolescenti e l'amore") Time of Indifference (1964) Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold (1967) A Fine Pair (1968) Lettera aperta a un giornale della sera (1970) The Suspect (1975) Tre operai (1980) (TV film) A Tale of Love (1986) Private Access (1988) L'alba (1990) The Secret (1990) Intolerance (1996) (episode "Pietas") Cronache del terzo millennio (1996) Il compagno (1999) (TV film) Civico zero (2007) The Red Shadows (2009) Scossa (2011) (episode "Sciacalli")

Documentaries

Tibet proibito (1949) Bagnaia, villaggio italiano (1949) Finestre (1950) Zona pericolosa (1951) Stracciaroli (1951) Sport minore (1951) Bambini (1951) Ombrelli (1952) Uno spettacolo di pupi (1953) I fiori (1953) Festa dei morti in Sicilia (1953) Città che dorme (1953) Cantamaggio a Cervarezza (1954) Bambini al cinema (1956) Adolescenza (1959) La suola romana (1960) L'addio a Enrico Berlinguer (1984) (collective documentary) Un altro mondo è possibile (2001) (collective documentary) Lettere dalla Palestina (2002) Firenze, il nostro domani (2003) Frammenti di Novecento (2005)

Actor Lettera aperta a un giornale della sera (1970) – Man from Beograd (uncredited) Amarcord (1973) – Bongioanni (uncredited) La terrazza (1980) – Himself And the Ship Sails On (1983) – Guardiano del rinoceronte (uncredited) The Name of the Rose (1986) – Swineherd #3 Alfonso Sansone produttore per caso (2014) – Himself

Awards 1986: Venice Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for A Tale of Love