Valentino Orsini facts for kids

Valentino Orsini (born on January 19, 1927, in Pisa, Italy – died on January 26, 2001, in Cerveteri, Italy) was a talented Italian film director. He was known for making movies that explored important social topics.

Valentino Orsini first became interested in art in his hometown. He tried many things, like being a sculptor, designing stages for plays, and writing about movies. He even helped run a cinema club.

Starting His Film Journey

In 1954, Valentino Orsini began his film career. He worked with two brothers, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, who were also from Italy. Together, they directed a documentary called San Miniato: luglio 1944. This was a film that showed real events.

After making more documentaries, often with the Taviani brothers, Orsini started making fiction films. These are movies with made-up stories. His first fiction films were made in 1962 and 1963, both with the Taviani brothers.

Making Movies Alone

In 1969, Valentino Orsini directed his first fiction film all by himself. It was called I dannati della terra. Even though he made only a few fiction films, he created many documentaries around the world.

Orsini is highly respected for helping to change Italian cinema in the 1960s and 1970s. His films often looked at important issues. For example, he explored the challenges faced by farmers in Sicily and the topic of divorce. He also made films about developing countries. Later in his career, his films focused less on these social issues.

Teaching Future Directors

For many years, Valentino Orsini was a main teacher at the National Film School in Rome, Italy. This school is called Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. He taught many students who later became famous directors themselves. Some of his students include Gabriele Muccino, Francesca Archibugi, and Fausto Brizzi.

His Main Films

Here are some of the fiction films Valentino Orsini directed:

• A Man for Burning (Italy, 1962): He made this film with Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
• I fuorilegge del matrimonio (Italy, 1963): This was also a collaboration with Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
• I dannati della terra (Italy, 1969)
• Corbari (Italy, 1970)
• Lover of the Great Bear (Italy/France/West Germany, 1971)
• Men or Not Men (Italy, 1980)
• My Dearest Son (Italy, 1985)

See also

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