Mario Monicelli died

[porcy62]

From BBC:

Italian cinema great Mario Monicelli 'kills himself'

One of the greats of post-war Italian cinema, Mario Monicelli, has killed himself by jumping out of a hospital window, media reports say.

Monicelli, 95, was dubbed "father of Italian comedy" for directing films such as Amici Mei (My Dear Friends) and I Soliti Ignoti (Persons Unknown).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11873511

He was definitely a great man, and a great director. I urge you to look for his movies, they really deserve a place among Antonioni's and Fellini's ones.

RIP Mario.

[brownie]

I posted about Monicelli's tragic end in the '****Return of the Film Corner****' thread earlier today.

That was very sad news!

[porcy62]

That was very sad news!

Yes. He was a neighbour, five minutes walk from my home. My nephew worked with him lately. He was some sort of old grumpy magnificent relative.

As somebody said about his suicide at 95 y/o, he had always the final cut.

I already miss him.

[king ubu]

Not yet familiar with his films, just with his name... what a sad way to go... but then somehow at 95 maybe also a beautiful way to go, no? r.i.p.