That Splendid November (Italian: Un bellissimo novembre) is a 1969 Italian film directed by Mauro Bolognini.
 It stars actors Gabriele Ferzetti and Gina Lollobrigida.
 It is based on a novel with the same name written by Ercole Patti.
Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, novelist, inker, screenwriter, film director, and producer best known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as "Ronin", "Daredevil: Born Again", "The Dark Knight Returns", "Sin City" and "300".
La notte brava (internationally released as Bad Girls Don't Cry, "Night Heat" and "On Any Street") is a 1959 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.
 The film represents the debut of Tomas Milian in the Italian film industry.
La villa del venerdì (internationally released as Husband and Lovers) is a 1991 Italian erotic-drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.
 The film is a transposition of the novel with the same name written by Alberto Moravia.
 It is the last film directed by Bolognini.
The Lovemakers (Italian: "La Viaccia" ) is a 1961 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini based on a novel by Mario Pratesi.
 The film stars Claudia Cardinale and Jean-Paul Belmondo.
 It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
Arabella is an Italian film comedy in the English language, starring Virna Lisi, Terry-Thomas and James Fox.
 It was directed by Mauro Bolognini.
Young Husbands (Italian: Giovani mariti ) is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Mauro Bolognini.
 It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.
 For this film Armando Nannuzzi won a Silver Ribbon for Best Cinematography.
Mauro Bolognini (28 June 1922 – 14 May 2001) was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter.
Mariano Laurenti (born 15 April 1929) is an Italian film director.
 He debuted as script supervisor, later became an assistant director for, among others, Mauro Bolognini and Stefano Vanzina.
 He directed 50 films between 1966 and 1999, being mainly active in the "commedia sexy all'italiana" genre.
Chronicle of a Homicide (Italian: "Imputazione di omicidio per uno studente" , also known as "Italian Streetfighters") is a 1972 Italian crime-drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini.

Question: Who was an Italian film and stage director of literate sensibility, known for his masterly handling of period subject matter, Frank Miller or Mauro Bolognini ?
Answer: Mauro Bolognini