Cecilia Mangini facts for kids
Cecilia Mangini (born July 31, 1927 – died January 21, 2021) was an Italian film director. She is known as the first female documentary filmmaker in Italy. Documentaries are films that show real life and real events.
In 1958, Cecilia Mangini released her first documentary film. It was called Ignoti alla Città, which means Unknown to the City. This film was about teenagers living in the poor areas of Rome after World War II. A famous writer named Pier Paolo Pasolini helped write the film.
Cecilia Mangini passed away in Rome in 2021.
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About Cecilia Mangini's Life
Cecilia Mangini was born in 1927 in a town called Mola di Bari in Italy. When she was six years old, her family moved to Florence because her father's business had problems.
Later, in 1952, she moved to Rome. There, she worked for a group that loved films. This is where she met Lino Del Fra. They fell in love and got married. Cecilia and Lino worked together on many film projects.
Cecilia Mangini's Films
Cecilia Mangini made many important films. She was both a director and a screenwriter. A director guides the making of a film, and a screenwriter writes the story or script.
As a Director
Cecilia Mangini directed many documentaries. Her films often showed the lives of ordinary people in Italy. She focused on social issues and how people lived. Some of her notable films include:
- Ignoti alla città (1958) – Her first documentary about young people in Rome.
- Stendalì - Suonano ancora (1960) – A film about a traditional funeral ritual.
- All'armi, siam fascisti! (1962) – A film she co-directed about the history of fascism in Italy.
- Essere donne (1965) – This film explored what it was like to be a woman in Italy at that time.
- In viaggio con Cecilia (2013) – A more recent film she co-directed, meaning "Traveling with Cecilia."
As a Screenwriter
Cecilia Mangini also wrote scripts for films. She often wrote for films that her husband, Lino Del Fra, directed. Some of the films she wrote for include:
- Stendalì - Suonano ancora (1960)
- All'armi, siam fascisti! (1962)
- Antonio Gramsci: The Days of Prison (1977) – A film about a famous Italian political thinker.
- In viaggio con Cecilia (2013)
See also
In Spanish: Cecilia Mangini para niños
