
Directing
Emanuele Luzzati
Born — Died
1921-06-03 — 2007-01-26
Place of birth
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Known for
Directing
Credits
20 titles
Emanuele Luzzati (3 June 1921 – 26 January 2007) was an Italian painter , production designer , illustrator , film director and animator . He was nominated for Academy Awards for two of his short films, La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) (1965) and Pulcinella (1973).
Known for
9.0Adapted from the book by Luzzati.
Alì Babà
1970
6.5Emanuele Luzzati was a talented artist, director and animator. One of his best known short films was 1978’s The Magic Flute set to the music from Mozart’s two-act opera. As a stage director, Luzzati had mounted a lavish 1963 full-scale production of the opera and fell in love with the music and the story. His animated The Magic Flute, made fifteen years later, was met with glowing reviews and multiple awards. He followed the completion of the film with a children’s picture book that succinctly retells the story. (by Joseph Crisalli)
The Magic Flute
1978
7.5A pair of shipwrecked lovers are captured by a Prince who hopes to make the woman his bride.
An Italian in Algiers
1969
8.0Pulcinella is poor and tormented by his wife. But one day a magical fish bites his line and promises to satisfy his every desire if he lets him live. From that moment all the couple's dreams come true. Until due to too much greed...
Pulcinella e il pesce magico
1981
6.7Oscar nominated animated short from 1973. Pulcinella dreams himself into a wild nightmare of a dream that leads us through an abstract world.
Pulcinella
1973
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Pulcinella e il pesce magico
1981
Film credits
Behind the camera
9.0Adapted from the book by Luzzati.
Alì Babà
1970
6.5Emanuele Luzzati was a talented artist, director and animator. One of his best known short films was 1978’s The Magic Flute set to the music from Mozart’s two-act opera. As a stage director, Luzzati had mounted a lavish 1963 full-scale production of the opera and fell in love with the music and the story. His animated The Magic Flute, made fifteen years later, was met with glowing reviews and multiple awards. He followed the completion of the film with a children’s picture book that succinctly retells the story. (by Joseph Crisalli)
The Magic Flute
1978
6.5Emanuele Luzzati was a talented artist, director and animator. One of his best known short films was 1978’s The Magic Flute set to the music from Mozart’s two-act opera. As a stage director, Luzzati had mounted a lavish 1963 full-scale production of the opera and fell in love with the music and the story. His animated The Magic Flute, made fifteen years later, was met with glowing reviews and multiple awards. He followed the completion of the film with a children’s picture book that succinctly retells the story. (by Joseph Crisalli)
The Magic Flute
1978
7.5A pair of shipwrecked lovers are captured by a Prince who hopes to make the woman his bride.
An Italian in Algiers
1969
8.0Pulcinella is poor and tormented by his wife. But one day a magical fish bites his line and promises to satisfy his every desire if he lets him live. From that moment all the couple's dreams come true. Until due to too much greed...
Pulcinella e il pesce magico
1981
6.7Oscar nominated animated short from 1973. Pulcinella dreams himself into a wild nightmare of a dream that leads us through an abstract world.
Pulcinella
1973
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Pulcinella e il pesce magico
1981
NRA tale about Paladins where western knights thwart their Moorish tricks to push back these black-skined conquerors.
The Paladins of France
1961
6.5A king and his hunting party shoot down birds. A magpie escapes the onslaught of arrows and wreaks havoc on the hunting party.
The Thieving Magpie
1965
6.5A king and his hunting party shoot down birds. A magpie escapes the onslaught of arrows and wreaks havoc on the hunting party.
The Thieving Magpie
1965
NRPrince Ivan, in search of the Firebird, encounters love and a terrible wizard.
The Firebird
1981
NRAnimated short film
The Bird Of Fire
1981
No synopsis available yet.
L'augellin Belverde
1973
No synopsis available yet.
La palla d’oro
1980
No synopsis available yet.
La ragazza cigno
1980
8.0A precious animated short inspired by the famous playing cards.
Castello di carte
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8.0A precious animated short inspired by the famous playing cards.
Castello di carte
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Animated short film
There Were Three Brothers
1979
Animated short film
The Snake Woman
1978

