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Adolfo Franci is a Scriptwriter Italien born on 27 november 1895 at Florence (Italie)

Adolfo Franci

Adolfo Franci
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Nationality Italie
Birth 27 november 1895 at Florence (Italie)
Death 31 january 1954 (at 58 years) at Rome (Italie)

Adolfo Franci est un journaliste et un scénariste italien né le 27 novembre 1895 à Florence (Italie) et mort le 31 janvier 1954 à Rome (Italie).

Biography

Journaliste, il a collaboré notamment à La Fiera Letteraria et au Corriere della Sera. Il a été aussi traducteur d'œuvres de Julien Benda, André Gide, Jean Cocteau, entre autres.

Best films

Bicycle Thieves (1948)
(Scriptwriter)
Shoeshine (1946)
(Story)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Adolfo Franci (10 films)

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Scriptwriter

Miracle in Milan, 1h40
Directed by Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Political films
Actors Francesco Golisano, Emma Gramatica, Paolo Stoppa, Guglielmo Barnabò, Alba Arnova, Brunella Bovo
Roles Co-Writer
Rating75% 3.794663.794663.794663.794663.79466
This fantasy tale tells of Totò who, found in a cabbage patch, is adopted by Lolotta, a wise and kind old woman. When Lolotta dies he moves to an orphanage. At eighteen Totò (Francesco Golisano) leaves the orphanage and ends up in a shantytown squatter colony on the outskirts of Milan.
Bicycle Thieves, 1h33
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about religion, Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri, Sergio Leone, Memmo Carotenuto
Rating82% 4.149224.149224.149224.149224.14922
In post-World War II Val Melaina neighbourhood of Rome, Antonio Ricci (Lamberto Maggiorani) is desperate for work to support his wife Maria (Lianella Carell), his son Bruno (Enzo Staiola), and his small baby. He is offered a position posting advertising bills, but tells Maria that he cannot accept because the job requires a bicycle. Maria resolutely strips the bed of her dowry bedsheets—​prized possessions for a poor family—​and takes them to the pawn shop, where they bring enough to redeem Antonio's pawned Fides brand bicycle.
Heart
Heart (1948)
, 1h31
Directed by Vittorio De Sica, Duilio Coletti
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Vittorio De Sica, Salvo Randone, Maria Mercader, Lamberto Picasso, Luigi Pavese, Giorgio De Lullo
Rating61% 3.093333.093333.093333.093333.09333
Enrico Bottini et Garrone, son ancien camarade de l'école primaire, se rencontrent sur le front de la Première Guerre mondiale. Enrico Bottini, connu comme mythe de la patrie, se rend compte de l'absurdité de la guerre.
Shoeshine
Shoeshine (1946)
, 1h33
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Crime, Italian neorealism
Themes Films about children, Prison films, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Franco Interlenghi, Emilio Cigoli, Claudio Ermelli
Roles Story
Rating79% 3.9950153.9950153.9950153.9950153.995015
Two friends, Giuseppe Filippucci (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale Maggi (Franco Interlenghi), test-ride horses. It is their dream to own one for themselves. Though they are saving to purchase a horse, it is difficult for them to afford one, as they are only living off their income from shining shoes in the streets of Rome.
The Gate of Heaven, 1h28
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Marina Berti, Massimo Girotti, Carlo Ninchi, Giovanni Grasso, Roldano Lupi, Maria Mercader
Rating61% 3.0958753.0958753.0958753.0958753.095875
This is the story of a pilgrimage train full of sick and maimed people that was headed to see "Nostra Signora de Lourdes" in Rome, Italy.
The Children Are Watching Us, 1h24
Directed by Vittorio De Sica, Vittorio Cottafavi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Films about suicide
Actors Emilio Cigoli, Isa Pola, Adriano Rimoldi, Tecla Scarano, Ernesto Calindri, Olinto Cristina
Rating76% 3.8439553.8439553.8439553.8439553.843955
As the movie begins the viewer is introduced to Pricò, a young Italian boy who lives with his parents in a middle-class household. His mother, Nina, takes him to a local park where he enjoys his time out while watching a puppet show, but is also concerned with a handsome lover named Roberto (with whom Nina has shared a past romance) courting his mother while he is assumed to not be paying attention. As the boy returns home, the family has dinner while Pricò reflects on his day in the park. Later that night, after his mother puts him to bed, she runs off with the stranger, leaving Pricò's father distressed at the idea of having to raise his son himself. While their neighbors share a number of rumors concerning the disappearance of Nina, it is quickly agreed that she ran off with another man. While concerned with her disappearance, Nina quickly returns to the home after a few days for the sake of their son. While the father, Andrea, is not entirely pleased with this arrangement, he relents so that his son may grow up in the same house as his mother.
Our Dreams
Our Dreams (1943)
, 1h23
Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Vittorio De Sica, Maria Mercader, Paolo Stoppa, Luigi Almirante, Guglielmo Barnabò, Nerio Bernardi
Rating67% 3.387073.387073.387073.387073.38707
Leo est un « traîne-la-faim » qui attend la fortune. Une occasion l'amène à jouer le rôle de Tuns, fils d'un magnat de l'industrie. Pour une soirée, il est chargé d'accompagner Matilde Detta, la fille d'un modeste comptable de l'entreprise. Il l'emmène dans un luxueux restaurant et elle est éblouie par les largesses de ce faux millionnaire. Mais l'imposture va être très rapidement découverte...
A Garibaldian in the Convent, 1h23
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Leonardo Cortese, Maria Mercader, Carla Del Poggio, Olga Vittoria Gentilli, Lamberto Picasso, Dina Romano
Rating63% 3.1968753.1968753.1968753.1968753.196875
Une femme âgée se remémore tendrement et mélancoliquement son histoire d'amour tragique avec un Garibaldien blessé dont elle s'est occupé dans un couvent lorsqu'elle était jeune fille.