Armando Fizzarotti

Armando Fizzarotti (16 February 1892 – 15 February 1966) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Fizzarotti was a native of Naples, and his films are generally set in the city. He was specifically hired to direct Malaspina (1947) because of his experience making Neapolitan-style films. The film helped revive Neapolitan cinema, which had been suppressed during the Fascist era as production was centralised in Rome.

His son Ettore Maria Fizzarotti was also a film director.

Selected filmography

Director

• New Moon (1925)
• Naples in Green and Blue (1935)
• Malaspina (1947)
• Red Moon (1951)
• Naples Is Always Naples (1954)

Screenwriter

• The Lovers of Ravello (1951)

References

Bibliography

• Marlow-Mann, Alex. The New Neapolitan Cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2011.

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