Morando Morandini
Morando Morandini (21 July 1924 – 17 October 2015) was an Italian film critic, author, journalist and occasional actor.
Born in Milan, Morandini began to work as a film critic in 1952 for the newspaper La Notte.[1] Between 1965 and 1998 he was the film critic for the newspaper Il Giorno.[1] He is best known for the book collection of film reviews Il Morandini, he published with the collaboration of his wife Laura and his daughter Luisa for seventeen editions, starting from 1999.[1][2] He also cured several monographies and wrote a history of cinema together with Goffredo Fofi and Gianni Volpi.[1] In 1964 he played an important role in Bernardo Bertolucci's Before the Revolution.[2] He also directed the Bellaria Film Festival from 1984 to 1997 and again in 2002.[2]
Morandini was the subject of three documentary films, Non sono che un critico by Anna Gorio and Tonino Curagi, Je m'appelle Morando – Alfabeto Morandini by Daniele Segre e Morando's Music by Luigi Faccini.[2] In 1995 he received the Flaiano Prize for his career.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Redazione (17 October 2015). "Addio a Morandini, decano dei critici italiani. Un secolo di passione per il cinema". La Repubblica. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Antonello Catacchio (20 October 2015). "La magnifica lezione di un critico fuoriclasse". Il manifesto. Retrieved 20 October 2015.