Luigi Magni

Luigi Magni 21 March 1928 27 October 2013 was an Italian screenwriter and film director Born in Rome Italy Magni started his career as a screenwriter in 1956 with Tempo di villeggiatura In 1968 he collaborated with Mario Monicelli in creating a real event of the Italian cinema by transforming Monica Vitti into a comedic actress with The Girl with the Pistol and the critical and commercial success of the film pushed him into directing After the directorial debut with Faustina which was also the debut film of Vonetta McGee in 1969 Magni achieved an extraordinary success with Nellanno del Signore which was the highestgrossing Italian film of the year so as to require for the first time in Italy nighttime screenings to meet the demands of the audience The film marked the encounter with Nino Manfredi with whom Magni had a longstanding association on the set including the screenplay of Manfredis awardwinning film Per Grazia Ricevuta and a close friendship off the set The film also defined Magnis style namely a commedia allitaliana mainly centered on Rome and its history particularly the epoch between the Papal States and the Risorgimento