Maria Basaglia
Italian film director and screenwriter
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Maria Basaglia (1912 – 5 May 1998)[1] was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Born1912
Cremona, Italy
DiedMay 5, 1998 (aged 85–86)
Occupations
- Film director
- Screenwriter
- Dubbing director
Yearsactive1939–1956
Maria Basaglia | |
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| Born | 1912 Cremona, Italy |
| Died | May 5, 1998 (aged 85–86) |
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| Years active | 1939–1956 |
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| Spouse | Marcello Albani |
Life and career
Born in Cremona, Basaglia started her career as dubbing director for the production company Scalera Film.[2] Between 1939 and 1944 she wrote several films, mainly collaborating with her husband Marcello Albani; during the war she moved to Venice, where she collaborated on several film productions of the short-lived Republic of Salo.[2] After the war, Basaglia directed two films, the comedy Sua altezza ha detto no and the melodrama Sangue di zingara.[2] In 1957 she moved with her husband to Brazil, where they founded the production company Paulistánia Film.[3]
Filmography
- Angelica, directed by Jean Choux (1939), screenwriter
- Ultima giovinezza, directed by Jeff Musso (1939), screenwriter
- Papà Lebonnard, directed by Marcello Albani (1939), screenwriter
- Boccaccio, directed by Marcello Albani (1940), screenwriter
- Il bazar delle idee, directed by Marcello Albani (1941), screenwriter
- Divieto di sosta, directed by Marcello Albani (1942), screenwriter
- Redenzione, directed by Marcello Albani (1942), screenwriter
- L'ultimo sogno, directed by Marcello Albani (1946), screenwriter
- Sua Altezza ha detto: no!, (1953), screenwriter and director
- Sangue di zingara, (1956), director
