Alberto Lattuada

Alberto Lattuada (13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director.

Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a member of the editorial staff of the antifascist fortnightly "Camminare..." (1932) and part of the artists' group Corrente di Vita (1938).

According to an interview of his son (coming with the DVD of Mafioso), Lattuada's father made him complete his studies as an architect even though he recognized his desire to make movies.

In 1940 he started his cinema career as a screenwriter and assistant director on Mario Soldati's Piccolo mondo antico ("Old-Fashioned World"). In 1943 he directed his first movie, Giacomo l'idealista.

Luci del Varietà (1950), co-directed with Federico Fellini, was the latter's first directorial endeavour. His 1962 film La steppa was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] In 1970, he was a member of the jury at the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

In 1979, New Line Cinema released his erotic film Stay As You Are theatrically in the United States.

He died at 90 years old of Alzheimer's disease and is survived by his wife of 61 years, actress Carla Del Poggio. He was buried in his family's chapel in the cemetery of Morimondo.

Filmography (as director)

• Giacomo l'idealista (1942)
• La freccia nel fianco (1943) finished by Mario Costa in 1944
• La nostra guerra (1945) documentary
• Il bandito (1946)
• Il delitto di Giovanni Episcopo (1947)
• Senza pietà (Without Pity) (1948)
• Il mulino del Po (1949)
• Luci del Varietà (1950) co-directed with Federico Fellini
• Anna (1951)
• Il Cappotto (1952)
• La lupa (1953)
• L'amore in città, episode Gli italiani si voltano (1953)
• La spiaggia (1954)
• Scuola elementare (1955)
• Guendalina (1957)
• La tempesta (1958)
• I dolci inganni (1960)
• Lettere di una novizia (1960)
• L'imprevisto (1961)
• Mafioso (1962)
• La steppa (1962)
• The Mandrake (1965)
• Matchless (1966)
• Don Giovanni in Sicilia (1967)
• Fraulein Doktor (1968)
• L'amica (1969)
• Venga a prendere il caffè... da noi (1970)
• Bianco, rosso e... (1972)
• Sono stato io (1973)
• Le farò da padre (1974)
• Cuore di cane (1976)
• Oh! Serafina (1976)
• Così come sei (aka Stay As You Are) (1978)
• La cicala (1980)
• Nudo di donna (1981) replaced by Nino Manfredi
• Una spina nel cuore (1986)