Giacomo Gentilomo (5 April 1909 – 16 April 2001) was an Italian film director and painter.

Early life

He was born in Trieste. Gentilomo moved to Rome at a young age.

Career

At 21 years old he entered the cinema industry, working as a script surveyor and an assistant director. ^[1] Active between 1933 and 1937 as a film editor, in 1939 he debuted as a director with Il Carnevale di Venezia. ^[1] His 1945 film O sole mio got critical acclaim. His later career was mainly devoted to genre films, and failed to achieve significant critical interest. ^[1] Dissatisfied with cinema, in the mid-1960s Gentilomo decided to abandon films and to instead fulfill his passion for painting. ^[1]

Filmography

References

External links

• Giacomo Gentilomo at IMDb 

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