Renato Polselli
Renato Polselli | |
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| Born | 26 February 1922 Arce, Lazio, Italy |
| Died | 1 October 2006 (aged 84) Italy |
| Other names | Ralph Browne[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film director |
Renato Polselli (1922–2006) was an Italian film director and writer. Born in Arce, Lazio on 26 February 1922, Polselli began directing films in Italy in the early 1950s.[1] He is best known for directing and writing the film The Vampire and the Ballerina.[1] Polselli's film work since the 1970s was sporadic, and included work on horror film productions that remained unfinished.[2] His later film works were often pornography made with his frequent collaborator Bruno Vanni.[2] Polselli died in Italy on 1 October 2006.[1]
Style
In his book on Italian horror film directors, Louis Paul described Polselli as being "a bit of a mystery" due to the rarity of films surrounding his work and that his work in horror films were "some of the most original, hallucinatory and sleazy, low-budget productions in the genre".
Select filmography
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenplay | Story | Other | ||||
| The Vampire and the Ballerina | 1960 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [4] | ||
| The Vampire of the Opera | 1964 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [5] | ||
| Django Kills Softly | 1967 | Yes | Yes | [6][7] | |||
| Delirium | 1972 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [8][9][10] | ||
| Black Magic Rites | 1973 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Producer, film editor | [11] |
| Mania | 1974 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Producer | [12] | |
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d Lentz III 2007, p. 294.
- ^ a b Paul 2005, p. 306.
- ^ a b Paul 2005, p. 304.
- ^ Curti 2015, p. 60.
- ^ Curti 2015, p. 135.
- ^ Grant 2011, p. 445.
- ^ "Bill il taciturno (1967)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Curti 2022, p. 9.
- ^ Curti 2022, p. 241.
- ^ "Delirio caldo (1972)" (in Italian). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Curti 2017, p. 102.
- ^ Curti 2017, p. 121.
References
- Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957–1969. ISBN 978-1-4766-1989-7.
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
- Curti, Roberto (2022). Italian Giallo in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8248-8.
- Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. ISBN 9781903254615.
- Paul, Louis (2005). Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8749-3.
- Lentz III, Harris M. (2007). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786452118.
External links
- Renato Polselli at IMDb
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