Gobbi, Sergio

(Sergio Enrich / May 13, 1938, Milan, Italy-)

   Born to an Egyptian father and an Italian mother, he spent his youth in Florence, where he studied medi­cine. In 1958, he settled in Paris and took part in a competition organized by a radio station (Europe I)",Naissance d'une Etoile / Birth of a Star." Spotted by Raymond Rouleau, he played in two shows directed by the famous actor and director (the Ludmilla Tché-rina ballets and The Descent of Orpheus). He appeared in Les Tricheurs / Peccatori in Blue Jeans / UK: Youthful Sinners / USA: The Cheaters, Marcel Carné, France / Italy) and worked as a stage assistant to Jean Renoir until 1960, the year he made his directing debut. Also a producer (1977 A chacun son Enfer / Jedem seine Hôlle, André Cayatte, France / Italy; 1978 La Raison d'Etat / Ragione di stato, André Cayatte, France / Italy; 1988 Il frullo del passero / La Femme de mes Amours, Gianfranco Mingozzi, Italy / France), he released sev­eral of Dario Argento's movies in France.

 Filmography

        ◘ La Bague (short)

        ◘ L'Espace d'un Matin (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

1964 ◘ Le Bluffeur (also co-screenwriter)

1966 ◘ Pas de Panique / Panico en la mafia (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ L'Etrangère / USA: Sin with a Stranger (also screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist)

        ◘ Une Fille nommée Amour (also screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Maldonne / UK and USA: Misdeal (France / Italy)

1970 ◘ Le Temps des Loups / Tempo di violenza / USA: The Heist / The Last Shot / Time of the Wolves (also screenwriter, co-adapter; France / Italy)

1971 ◘ Un Beau Monstre / Il bel mostro / UK: A Strange Love Affair / Two Girls in My Bed / USA: Fove Me Strangely (France / Italy)

1972 ◘ Les Galets d'Etretat / Improvvisamente una sera, un amore / US TV: Cobblestones (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ Les Intrus (also co-screenwriter)

        ◘ Les Voraces / Cosi bello, cosi corrotto, cosi conteso! (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

        ◘ La Rivale / USA: My Husband His Mistress and I / The Rival (also co-screenwriter, producer)

1976 ◘ Blondy / Germicide / USA: Vortex (France / West Germany)

1978 ◘ L'Enfant de Nuit / Enfantasme (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter)

        ◘ Venise (documentary; short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ Ciao les Mecs! (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist, producer)

        ◘ International Prostitution / Brigade criminelle (as Elie Blorovich; also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-dialogist as Elie Blorovich; France / Hong Kong)

1984 ◘ L'Arbalète / UK video: The Asphalt Warriors (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-producer)

1986 ◘ La Nuit du Risque (also screenwriter)

1994 ◘ L'Affaire (also co-screenwriter; France / Italy)

1998 ◘ Rewind (also co-screenwriter, co-adapter, co-producer; France / Italy)