Born in Milan in 1916 and died in 2008, Risi trained as a psychiatrist before becoming one of the masters of commedia all'italiana. His comedies observe Italian vanity and weakness with a bitter smile, and Il Sorpasso is one of the classics of the genre.
Filmography
- Poor Millionaires (1959)
- A Difficult Life (1961)
- Il Sorpasso (1962)
- The Monsters (1963)
- Treasure of San Gennaro (1966)
- In the Name of the Italian People (1971)
- Scent of a Woman (1974)
- Dear Father (1979)