# Franco Brusati

Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and director.

## Biography

He directed the internationally commended film hit Bread and Chocolate, one of the finest examples of Commedia all'italiana films in the 1970s.
In 1979, his film To Forget Venice was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. In Italy, the film was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Film.
In 1983, Brusati was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Other | Notes |
| 1948 | Under the Sun of Rome | No | No | Yes | Second assistant director |
| 1950 | Sunday in August | Yes | No | No | |
| 1950 | The Accusation | Yes | No | No | |
| 1950 | Il Brigante Musolino | Yes | No | No | |
| 1951 | Honeymoon Deferred | Yes | No | Yes | Assistant director |
| 1951 | Without a Flag | Yes | No | No | |
| 1951 | Anna | Yes | No | No | |
| 1952 | The Machine to Kill Bad People | Yes | No | No | |
| 1952 | Wife for a Night | Yes | No | No | |
| 1952 | The Three Pirates | Yes | No | No | |
| 1952 | Article 519, Penal Code | Yes | No | No | |
| 1952 | Sunday Heroes | Yes | No | No | |
| 1953 | The Unfaithfuls | Yes | No | No | |
| 1953 | Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair | Yes | No | No | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Too Young for Love | Yes | No | No | |
| 1954 | 100 Years of Love | Yes | No | No | |
| 1954 | The Three Thieves | Yes | No | No | |
| 1954 | Ulysses | Yes | No | No | |
| 1954 | Human Torpedoes | Yes | No | No | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Il padrone sono me | Yes | Yes | No | Directorial debut |
| 1960 | Run with the Devil | Yes | No | No | |
| 1962 | Disorder | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 1962 | Violent Life | Yes | No | No | |
| 1962 | Smog | Yes | No | No | |
| 1964 | Amori pericolosi | Yes | No | No | "La ronda" segment |
| 1968 | Romeo and Juliet | Yes | No | No | Co-written with Masolino D'Amico and Franco Zeffirelli |
| 1968 | Black Jesus | Yes | No | No | Co-written with Valerio Zurlini |
| 1968 | The Girl Who Couldn't Say No | Yes | Yes | No | Co-written with Ennio De Concini |
| 1968 | La pietà di novembre | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| 1970 | Tulips of Haarlem | Yes | Yes | No | Co-written with Sergio Bazzini |
| 1970 | Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli | No | No | Yes | Support |
| 1970 | The Garden of the Finzi-Continis | Yes | No | No | Uncredited |
| 1974 | Bread and Chocolate | Yes | Yes | No | David di Donatello for Best Film Awarded the European David at the 19th David di Donatello Awards Awarded the Silver Bear at the 1974 Berlin Film Festival Co-written with Jaja Fiastri and Nino Manfredi |
| 1978 | Lundi la fête | Yes | No | No | Television film |
| 1979 | To Forget Venice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Producer David di Donatello for Best Film Nominated – Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Co-written with Jaja Fiastri |
| 1982 | The Good Soldier | Yes | Yes | No | Nominated – Golden Lion Award at the 39th Venice International Film Festival Co-written with Ennio De Concini |
| 1989 | The Sleazy Uncle | Yes | Yes | No | Nominated – Nastro d'Argento for Best Director Nominated – Globo d'oro for Best Film Co-written with Piero De Bernardi and Leonardo Benvenuti |