Film and stage director, screenwriter, film critic
Years active
1953–1982
Spouse
Paola Pegoraro (1962–1982)
Eraclio Petri (29 January 1929 – 10 November 1982), commonly known as Elio Petri, was an Italian film and theatre director, screenwriter and film critic.[1][2] The Museum of Modern Art described him as "one of the preeminent political and social satirists of 1960s and early 1970s Italian cinema".[3] His film Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film,[1][4] and his subsequent film The Working Class Goes to Heaven received the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6]
Other noted films by Petri include The 10th Victim (1965),[7] the prize-winning We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)[8][9] and A Quiet Place in the Country (1968),[10] and the controversially received Todo modo (1976).[11][12]
^ ab"Elio Petri director of films satirizing the society of Italy". The New York Times. 11 November 1982. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^"Elio Petri: Satire, Italian Style". Museum of Modern Art. 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^"Elio Petri Revisited". Museum of Modern Art. 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^Williams, Evan Calder (3 December 2013). "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion: The Long Harm of the Law". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^"La classe operaia va in paradiso". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^"La Classe Operaia Va In Paradiso". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
^Dixon, Wheeler Winston (March 2013). "La decima vittima". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
^"A ciascuno il suo". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^"A ciascuno il suo". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^"Preise – 1969". Berlinale.de (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^"Todo modo". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^Giubilei, Franco (1 September 2014). "Restaurato "Todo Modo", il film che anticipò l'uccisione di Aldo Moro". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
Eraclio Petri (29 January 1929 – 10 November 1982), commonly known as ElioPetri, was an Italian film and theatre director, screenwriter and film critic...
the Tool, is a 1971 Italian satirical political drama film directed by ElioPetri. It depicts a factory worker's realisation of his own condition as a simple...
Another, is a 1976 Italian satirical political drama film directed by ElioPetri starring Gian Maria Volonté and Marcello Mastroianni. It is loosely based...
più un furto) is a 1973 Italian-French comedy drama film directed by ElioPetri. Total, a young bank cashier, is allergic to money and feels only contempt...
sopra di ogni sospetto) is a 1970 Italian crime thriller film directed by ElioPetri, starring Gian Maria Volonté and Florinda Bolkan. It is a psychological...
Away (1974). In cinema, she also appeared in films of Claude Chabrol, ElioPetri and Vittorio De Sica, and on stage in productions by Dario Fo, Luchino...
Jamiaque (1963) Ray Rigby / Pierre Schoendoerffer (1965) Alain Jessua / ElioPetri (1967) Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood & Matthew Robbins (1974) Furio Scarpelli...
decima vittima) is a 1965 science fiction film directed and co-written by ElioPetri, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Elsa Martinelli, and Salvo...
worked for directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Roberto Rossellini, ElioPetri, and Liliana Cavani. In 1992, Bonacelli received the Nastro d'Argento...
Palme d'Or went to the Italian films The Working Class Goes to Heaven by ElioPetri and The Mattei Affair by Francesco Rosi. The festival opened with the...
tranquille à la campagne) is a 1968 giallo thriller film directed by ElioPetri, and starring Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave. Based on the short story...
Jamiaque (1963) Ray Rigby / Pierre Schoendoerffer (1965) Alain Jessua / ElioPetri (1967) Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood & Matthew Robbins (1974) Furio Scarpelli...
Above Suspicion (Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto by ElioPetri (1970) The Conformist (Il conformista) by Bernardo Bertolucci (1970) L'udienza...
and 1965. This included films by new directors such as Ermanno Olmi, ElioPetri, Damiano Damiani and Lina Wertmuller. Titanus closed down its production...
Bertrand Blier Claude Lelouch Costa-Gavras David Lean Edward Dmytryk ElioPetri Emilio Fernández Ermanno Olmi Gus Van Sant Henri-Georges Clouzot Jacques...
Jamiaque (1963) Ray Rigby / Pierre Schoendoerffer (1965) Alain Jessua / ElioPetri (1967) Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood & Matthew Robbins (1974) Furio Scarpelli...
also titled Numbered Days, is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by ElioPetri. While riding on a tram, Cesare, a 53-year-old plumber and widower, witnesses...
Carl Adam Petri, who introduced Petri nets Edward P. Petri, American politician and businessman Egon Petri, Dutch pianist and composer ElioPetri, Italian...
Visconti — A Fine Pair Francesco Maselli — A Quiet Place in the Country ElioPetri — 1969 Cuore di mamma Salvatore Samperi — Listen, Let's Make Love Vittorio...
Jamiaque (1963) Ray Rigby / Pierre Schoendoerffer (1965) Alain Jessua / ElioPetri (1967) Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood & Matthew Robbins (1974) Furio Scarpelli...
Teacher from Vigevano, is a 1963 Italian comedy drama film directed by ElioPetri. It is based on the novel of the same name by Lucio Mastronardi. Antonio...
The Swedes Gian Luigi Polidoro CAM / Digital / 2022 1961 The Assassin ElioPetri CAM / Digital / 2022 Youth At Night Mario Sequi CAM / Digital / 2024 La...
The 317th Platoon 1967 Alain Jessua The Killing Game Jeu de massacre ElioPetri We Still Kill the Old Way A ciascuno il suo 1970s 1974 Steven Spielberg...
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