Tonino Guerra Overview

Biography

An Italian poet, writer, and prolific screenwriter, Tonino Guerra has worked with some of the world's most celebrated directors. A descendant of the neo-realist style, Guerra was influenced by the great Cesare Zavattini, the writer of classics "The Bicycle Thief" and "Umberto." His first coup was his collaboration with director Michelangelo Antonioni on the inscrutable 1960 classic "L'avventura," and they...