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Marco Ferreri

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🎂 May 11, 1928📍 Milan, Lombardy, Italy🕯️ May 9, 1997 · Age 68

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Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He was born in Milan and died in Paris of a myocardial infarction. Upon his death, Gilles Jacob, artistic director of the Cannes International Film Festival, said: The Italian cinema has lost one of its most original artists, one of its most personal authors (...) No one was more demanding nor more allegorical than he in showing the state of crisis of contemporary man. His best known film is La Grande Bouffe, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret and Ugo Tognazzi. His 1979 film Chiedo asilo won him the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 30th Berlin International Film …

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Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He was born in Milan and died in Paris of a myocardial infarction. Upon his death, Gilles Jacob, artistic director of the Cannes International Film Festival, said: The Italian cinema has lost one of its most original artists, one of its most personal authors (...) No one was more demanding nor more allegorical than he in showing the state of crisis of contemporary man. His best known film is La Grande Bouffe, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret and Ugo Tognazzi. His 1979 film Chiedo asilo won him the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1991, his film La casa del sorriso won the Golden Bear at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marco Ferreri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Marco Ferreri's Filmography

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Morceaux de Cannes
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Morceaux de Cannes

2021⭐ 2.0
The Incredible Mr. Piccoli
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The Incredible Mr. Piccoli

2017⭐ 6.5

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary
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Marco Ferreri: Dangerous But Necessary

2017⭐ 7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Porn to Be Free
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Porn to Be Free

2016⭐ 5.6

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

My Monster Mom
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My Monster Mom

2008⭐ 5.0

as Kevin

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
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Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

1985⭐ 9.0

as Self

Droit de Réponse
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Droit de Réponse

1981⭐ 8.3

as Self

An Almost Perfect Affair
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An Almost Perfect Affair

1979⭐ 5.0

as Self (uncredited)

Don't Touch the White Woman!
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Don't Touch the White Woman!

1974⭐ 5.5

as The Reporter (uncredited)

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No Poster

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Lui per lei

1972⭐ 7.0
So Long Gulliver
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So Long Gulliver

1970

as Priest

Wind from the East
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Wind from the East

1970⭐ 6.7

as (uncredited)

The Seed of Man
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The Seed of Man

1969⭐ 6.4

as Beach house owner

Pigsty
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Pigsty

1969⭐ 7.0

as Hans Günther

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No Poster

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Filmers buiten het gareel

1969

as Self

The Man with the Balloons
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The Man with the Balloons

1967⭐ 7.1
The Seventh Floor
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The Seventh Floor

1967⭐ 6.0

as dottor Salamoia

Ferreri
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Ferreri

1967

as Himself

Kiss the Other Sheik
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Kiss the Other Sheik

1965⭐ 6.3

as (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni") (uncredited)

Casanova '70
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Casanova '70

1965⭐ 6.4

as il conte

The Ape Woman
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The Ape Woman

1964⭐ 7.3

as Priest face in diapo in Africa (uncredited)

The Little Apartment
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The Little Apartment

1959⭐ 6.7

as Luisito - el casero (uncredited)

Women and Soldiers
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Women and Soldiers

1955⭐ 7.0

as Landlord

The Boarder
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The Boarder

1954⭐ 6.3

as ex-fumatore grasso

Love in the City
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Love in the City

1953⭐ 6.5

as Man in Trinità de' Monti (segment "Gli italiani si voltano")

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