Lorenzi, Stellio

(May 7, 1921, Paris, France - September 25, 1990, Paris, France)

   Of Italian descent, he studied architecture before en­rolling in the IDHEC in 1943 (the year the film school was created). He was an assistant director (1945 Fal­balas / USA: Paris Frills, Jacques Becker; 1946 La Rose de la Mer, Jacques de Baroncelli; 1947 Dernier Refuge, Marc Maurette; 1949 Le Point du Jour, Louis Daquin, 1951 Maître après Dieu / USA: Skipper Next to God, Louis Daquin). In 1952, he chose to dedicate himself to TV. Besides his own works, he co-wrote several episodes of the La Caméra explore le Temps TV series (1960 "L'Assassinat du Duc de Guise", Guy Lessertisseur; 1961 "Le Drame de Saint-Hélène", Guy Lessertisseur; 1962 "Le Meurtre de Henry Darnley ou La Double Passion de Marie Stuart", Guy Lessertisseur; 1964 "Mata Hari", Guy Lessertisseur). He appeared as himself in Jacques Rozier's Adieu Philippine / Desideri nel sole (France / Italy, 1963, shot in 1960). Other credits (as TV co-screenwriter): 1968 The Fanatics (French screenplay, Rudolph Cartier, UK); 1983 Fabien de la Drôme (TV series, Michel Wyn); 1985 L'Histoire en Marche (episode "Le Serment", Roger Kahane).

 Filmography

1962 ◘ Climats / UK: Climates of Love (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

 Television Filmography

1952 ◘ Princes du Sang

1954 ◘ Sylvie et le Fantôme

        ◘ La Nuit d'Austerlitz

        ◘ Volpone

1953 ◘ La Parole est au Prophète

        ◘ La Servante

        ◘ Crime et Châtiment (also screenwriter, adapter)

        ◘ La Belle Hélène

        ◘ Les Enigmes de l'Histoire (episodes "Le Secret de Mayerling", "Le Mystère de la Mary Ce­leste")

1957 ◘ Les Enigmes de l'Histoire (episode "L'Homme au Masque de Fer")

        ◘ La Caméra explore le Temps (episodes "Marie Walewska", "Le Sacrifice de Madame de La-valette")

1958 ◘ La Dame de Pique (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ La Caméra explore le Temps (episodes "L'Orphelin de l'Europe", "L'Exécution du Duc d'Enghien", "La Mort de Marie-Antoinette", "Il y a quarante Ans . . .")

        ◘ La Caméra explore le Temps (episodes "L'Enigme de Pise", "Le Véritable Aiglon", "La Dernière Nuit de Koenigsmark")

        ◘ Montserrat

        ◘ La Caméra explore le Temps (episodes "Le Drame des Poisons", "Qui a tué Henri IV?", "La Nuit de Varennes")

        ◘ Le Serment d'Horace

        ◘ La Caméra explore leTemps (episodes "L'Enigme de Saint-Leu", "Les Templiers"; also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Oncle Vania

        ◘ La Caméra explore le Temps (episodes "Un Meurtre sous Louis Philippe", "Cinq-Mars"; shot in 1960)

        ◘ La Caméra explore le Temps (episodes "L'Affaire Calas"; also co-screenwriter",La Vérité sur l'Affaire du Courrier de Lyon")

        ◘ La Caméra explore le Temps (episodes "La Ter­reur et la Vertu-Première Partie: Danton", "La Terreur et la Vertu-Deuxième Partie: Robespierre")

        ◘ La Caméra explore le Temps (episode "L'Affaire Ledru")

        ◘ La Caméra explore le Temps (episodes "Les Cathares—La Croisade", "Les Cathares— L'inquisition")

        ◘ Sacrés Fantômes 1969 Jacquou le Croquant (6 X 90'; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Crime et Châtiment (also screenwriter, adapter, dialogist)

        ◘ La Cerisaie

        ◘ Antigone

        ◘ Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

1978 ◘ Emile Zola ou La Conscience humaine (4 X 115'; also co-screenwriter)

1980 ◘ Le Sacrifice de Madame Lavalette