
Directing
Lorenza Mazzetti
Born 1927-07-26 · Florence, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]
Acting credits
NRBrighid Lowe’s new, intimate documentary, made with Henry K. Miller, builds around candid interviews with Mazzetti herself, to provide new insights about the Italian’s life of love and trauma and the unparalleled efforts she expended to make films in 1950s London.
Together with Lorenza Mazzetti
2023
2.0Lorenza Mazzetti's extraordinary life story touches many points in twentieth century history. The adopted daughter of the Einstein family emigrated to London in the 1950s and applied to the Slade School of Fine Art with the reason "Because I'm a genius!" Mazzetti is also one of the most important representatives of the Free Cinema movement.
Because I Am a Genius! Lorenza Mazzetti
2016
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Small Is Beautiful: The Story of the Free Cinema Films Told by Their Makers
2006
Behind the camera
6.9The workaday boredom and crushing hardships of London's East End in the 1950s, seen from the point of view of two deaf-mutes who share a strong bond of friendship.
Together
1956
7.0A day in Rome viewed by sixteen different directors under the supervision of the great screenwriter Cesare Zavattini.
I misteri di Roma
1963
7.0An episodic film based on letters to agony columns, showing the effect of sex on the lives of women.
Latin Lovers
1961
7.0An episodic film based on letters to agony columns, showing the effect of sex on the lives of women.
Latin Lovers
1961
NRAdaptation of a Kafka short story, believed lost for more than 60 years.
The Country Doctor
1953
Inspired by Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, Mazzetti's debut film strips away any artifice to portray the original allegory (a man who transforms into an insect), focusing on the alienation resulting from the rigid expectations of society.
K (Metamorphosis)
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A year in balance, between international events and glimpses of daily life, through the voices of young people from different backgrounds.
Un anno di più
1960
6.2Short film adaptation of Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis'.
K
1954
