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Suso Cecchi d'Amico | |
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| Born | Giovanna Cecchi 21 July 1914 |
| Died | 31 July 2010 (aged 96) Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Education | Lycée français Chateaubriand |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, actress |
| Spouse |
Fedele D'Amico
(m. 1938; died 1990) |
| Children | Masolino D'Amico, Silvia D'Amico Bendicò, Caterina D'Amico |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Silvio D'Amico (father-in-law) |
Giovanna Cecchi (21 July 1914 – 31 July 2010), known professionally as Suso Cecchi d'Amico, was an Italian screenwriter and actress. She was one of the first female Italian screenwriters and helped pioneer the Italian neorealist movement. Though her screenwriting career spanned sixty years, she won the 1980 David di Donatello Award for lifetime career[1] as well as the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 1994 Venice Film Festival.[2]
Cecchi d'Amico worked with virtually all of the most celebrated post-war Italian film directors, and wrote or co-wrote many award-winning films—among them:[3][4]
- Franco Zeffirelli: The Taming of the Shrew, Brother Sun, Sister Moon
- Luchino Visconti: Bellissima, Rocco and His Brothers, Senso, Ludwig, The Leopard, Conversation Piece
- Vittorio de Sica: Bicycle Thieves, Miracle in Milan
- Michelangelo Antonioni: Le Amiche
- Mario Monicelli: Big Deal on Madonna Street, Risate di gioia, Casanova 70
- Alessandro Blasetti: Lucky to Be a Woman
- Luigi Zampa: Angelina (film), To Live in Peace
- Francesco Rosi: Salvatore Giuliano
- Luigi Comencini: The Window to Luna Park
- Alberto Lattuada: Flesh Will Surrender
She also wrote the libretto for Nino Rota's opera I due timidi and collaborated on the script of William Wyler's Roman Holiday.[2] She was a member of the jury at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
- ^ David di Donatello Awards for 1980
- ^ a b c Lane, John Francis (1 August 2010). "Suso Cecchi D'Amico obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ ABC News: Veteran Italian screenwriter Cecchi D'Amico known for neo-realist films dies at 96 July 31, 2010
- ^ Screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico Dies Jul 31, 2010