Piero Tellini

Piero Tellini was born on Jan 16, 1917 in Italy. Piero Tellini's big-screen debut came with Capitan Fracassa directed by Duilio Coletti in 1940. Piero Tellini is known for Nel blu dipinto di blu directed by Piero Tellini, Domenico Modugno stars as Turi La Rosa and Giovanna Ralli as Assuntina. The most recent award Piero Tellini achieved is Cannes Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Piero Tellini plays is Nel blu dipinto di blu which will be released on Sep 27, 2008.

Born in Florence Italy to mother Inez Alfani-Tellini, the Soprano Opera singer for 10 years with Arturo Toscanini. From his first wife his children, Massimo, Marco, Donina, Elizabeth, reside in Italy. From his second wife, Joan Tellini, his one daughter Chiara Tellini resides in California. He and cousin Franco Zeffirelli, both began their career under the tutelage of his mother Inez in the Opera. Italian screenwriter Piero Tellini is best known for having penned two highly regarded Italian neorealist films, Alberto Lattuada's The Bandit (1946) and Luigi Zampa's Vivere en Pace (1946). He also penned the Palme D'Or-winning script for Guardie e Ladri (1951). Tellini is a graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. One of the projects most dear to Piero, Was Amercan Youth (Giovani In America), a documentary about everything that made America "America", which was produced by RAI TV and shown in 5 European countries. Unfortunately it never aired in the United States.