Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli was born in 1915, the son of the journalist and playwright Tomaso Monicelli. He co-directed as an amateur a first short film in the mid-1930s, was then an assistant director and screenwriter, and moved into directing in 1949, in a duo with Steno, with whom he made several films before working alone. With the screenwriters Age and Scarpelli, he was one of the inventors of Italian-style comedy. He died in Rome in 2010.

In the catalogue 2

• CinemaBig Deal on Madonna StreetI soliti ignotiMario Monicelli · 1958Cinema
• CinemaThe OrganizerI compagniMario Monicelli · 1963Cinema