Antonio Pietrangeli

Antonio Pietrangeli(born 19 January 1919 inRome, died 12 July 1968 inGaeta) was anItalianfilm directorandscreenwriter. Pietrangeli was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre. He started writing film reviews for famous Italian cinema magazines such asBianco e neroandCinema. As a screenwriter, Pietrangeli's work includedOssessionedirected byVisconti,FabiolabyBlasetti,Europa '51byRossellini, andLa lupabyLattuada. His directing debut wasIl sole negli occhi(1953). Career highlights includeIo la conoscevo bene(1965) andAdua e le compagne(1960). He drowned in the sea of Gaeta in 1968 while working onCome, quando, perché, which was completed by Valerio Zurlini. [wikipedia].