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Giacomo Gentilomo
Giacomo Gentilomo was an Italian film director and painter. He began his career in the film industry at the age of 21, working as a script supervisor and assistant director. Between 1933 and 1937, he was active as a film editor. Gentilomo made his directorial debut in 1939 with Il Carnevale di Venezia. His 1945 film O sole mio received critical acclaim and is considered one of the earliest examples of Italian neorealism due to its use of exterior scenes and non-professional actors. In the mid-1960s, dissatisfied with cinema, Gentilomo decided to abandon films and instead pursued his passion for painting.
As director
Hercules Against the Moon Men
Brennus, Enemy of Rome
Slave Girls of Sheba
Charge of the Black Lancers
The Last of the Vikings
Goliath and the Vampires
Knight Without a Country
The Dragon's Blood
La trovatella di Pompei
Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna
Passionately
The Two Orphans
The Blind Woman of Sorrento
Immortal Melodies
The Young Caruso
The Accusation
Lo sparviero del Nilo
Snow White and the Seven Thieves
Ti ritroverò
The Brothers Karamazov
The Lovers
O sole mio
Teheran
In cerca di felicità
Mater dolorosa
Cortocircuito
Finalmente soli
Pazzo d'amore
Luna di miele
Thrill