Writer and director
Soldati was born on 17 November 1906 and died on 19 June 1999. He worked as both a writer and a film director.
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Mario Soldati
An Italian writer and film director who adapted novels for the screen and won the Strega Prize for Lettere da Capri.
Mario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director. He directed several adaptations of novels and worked with actresses including Alida Valli, Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida. He filmed his 1942 adaptation of Malombra at Villa Pliniana in Como.
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Strega Prize winner
In 1954, Soldati won the Strega Prize for Lettere da Capri.
Leading actresses
Soldati worked with leading Italian actresses, including Alida Valli, Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida.
Malombra at Villa Pliniana
Soldati filmed his 1942 adaptation of Malombra at Villa Pliniana in Como.
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