Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Writing

Born: 1914-07-21

Died: 2010-07-30

From: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Gender: Female

Popularity: 0.8

Also Known As

Suso Cecchi d’AmicoSuso d'Amico

Biography

Suso Cecchi D'Amico (1914–2010) was an Italian screenwriter and actress. The Italian screenwriter collaborated on the scripts of more than 100 films, including Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953), Mario Monicelli's I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street, 1958) and Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano (1962). She also worked with Michelangelo Antonioni on Le Amiche (The Girlfriends, 1955) and Franco Zeffirelli on Jesus of Nazareth (1977), but she was best known for her creative contribution to the films of Luchino Visconti, including Il Gattopardo (The Leopard, 1963).

Awards & Nominations11 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

1996

🏆 Won

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

1994

🏆 Won

David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement

1980

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Casanova 70

1966

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay

Bicycle Thieves

1949

🏆 Won

David di Donatello Luchino Visconti

🏆 Won

Christopher Award

🏆 Won

Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art

🏆 Won

David di Donatello for Best Script

🏆 Won

Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject

🏆 Won

Ciak d'oro - Best screenplay

🏆 Won

Ciak d'oro for career

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Also Known As

Biography

Awards & Nominations11 won · 1 nominated

Acting13 titles

A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'

My Name Is Anna Magnani

Luchino Visconti

Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère

Boccaccio '70

Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota

Monicelli: La versione di Mario

Marcello, una vita dolce

La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

Working with De Sica

Writing110 titles

Private Affairs

Why

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato

History

Defend My Love

Raul - Right to Kill

Bicycle Thieves

Big Deal on Madonna Street

Rocco and His Brothers

La stanza dello Scirocco

Pact with the Devil

Graziella

Vita di Antonio Gramsci

Roman Holiday

Bellissima

Jesus of Nazareth

The Leopard

My Voyage to Italy

Salvatore Giuliano

Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi

La fine è nota

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations

White Nights

Ludwig

Hell in the City

Miracle in Milan

Flesh Will Surrender

Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

Violent Summer

Conversation Piece

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Senso

Dimmi che fai tutto per me

To Live in Peace

Unknown Woman

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Sandra

Guaglio

All for Love

Husbands in the City

Let's Hope It's a Girl

Eager to Live

Professor, My Son

Amore e ginnastica

Forbidden

Prete, fai un miracolo

The Innocent

The Taming of the Shrew

The Passionate Thief

Dear Goddamned Friends

The Best of Enemies

Too Bad She's Bad

Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno

The Inquiry

Boccaccio '70

The Stranger

Le Amiche

The Window to Luna Park

Honeymoon Deferred

The Challenge