Italian film director Dino Risi dead at 91

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Italian film director Dino Risi dead at 91

Reuters, 2008-06-07 16:50:41

Italian film director Dino Risi waves as he arrives at Venice's Lido to be awarded with the Golden Lion for his career achievement in this September 1, 2002 file photo. Risi, 91, who chronicled the bittersweet and lighter side of Italy's post-war economic boom, died on June 7, 2008, the residence where he lived said. (Claudio Papi/Files/Reuters)

ROME (Reuters) - Italian film director Dino Risi, who chronicled the bittersweet and lighter side of Italy's post-war economic boom, died on Saturday, the residence where he lived said.

Risi, who was 91, was known as one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana (Italian comedy). He had been ill for some time and died in a Rome residence where had lived for years.

Among his most famous films were Poveri ma Belli (Poor Girl, Pretty Girl) and Il Sorpasso (The Easy Life).

His 1974 film Profumo di Donna (Scent of a Woman), won two Oscar nominations.

Risi was born in Milan in 1916 and worked with directors including Mario Soldati, Alberto Lattuada and Mario Monicelli before directing his own films.

He was one of the directors who helped advance the careers of stars such as Sophia Loren and the late Vittorio Gassman.

(Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Matthew Jones)

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