Alberto Moravia (1907-1990)

Alias:
Alberto Pincherle

Birthplace:
Rome, Italy

Born:
November 28, 1907

Died:
September 26, 1990

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Alberto Moravia (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto moˈraːvja]; November 28, 1907 – September 26, 1990), born Alberto Pincherle, was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism. Moravia is best known for his debut novel Gli indifferenti (1929) and for the anti-fascist novel Il Conformista (The Conformist), the basis for the film The Conformist (1970) directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Other novels of his adapted for the cinema are Agostino, filmed with the same title by Mauro Bolognini in 1962; Il disprezzo (A Ghost at Noon or Contempt), filmed by Jean-Luc Godard as Le Mépris (Contempt 1963); La Noia (Boredom), filmed with that title by Damiano Damiani in 1963 and released in the US as The Empty Canvas in 1964 and La ciociara, filmed by Vittorio de Sica as Two Women (1960). Cedric Kahn's L'Ennui (1998) is another version of La Noia.

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Author:
1987  The Peddler

Co-Writer:
1955  Roman Tales
1987  The Peddler

Director:
1951  Blame the Sun
1955  Roman Tales
1987  The Peddler

Novel:
1951  Blame the Sun
1953  The Wayward Wife
1954  Too Bad She's Bad
1954  Woman of Rome
1955  Roman Tales
1960  From a Roman Balcony
1960  Le Bel Âge
1960  The Passionate Thief
1960  Two Women
1962  Agostino
1962  Sex Can Be Difficult
1963  Contempt
1963  The Empty Canvas
1964  Le ore nude
1964  Time of Indifference
1970  Conjugal Love
1970  The Conformist
1972  Orders are Orders
1980  Desideria
1981  Disobedience
1985  Attention
1987  The Peddler
1988  Me and Him
1989  The Belt
1991  Husbands and Lovers
1991  Time of Indifference
1994  The Voyeur
1998  L'ennui
2021  The Time of Indifference

Original Story:
1951  Blame the Sun
1953  The Wayward Wife
1954  Too Bad She's Bad
1954  Woman of Rome
1955  Roman Tales
1960  From a Roman Balcony
1960  Le Bel Âge
1960  The Passionate Thief
1960  Two Women
1962  Agostino
1962  Sex Can Be Difficult
1963  Contempt
1963  The Empty Canvas
1964  Le ore nude
1964  Time of Indifference
1970  Conjugal Love
1970  The Conformist
1972  Orders are Orders
1976  Contempt
1980  Desideria
1981  Disobedience
1985  Attention
1987  The Peddler
1988  Me and Him
1989  The Belt
1991  Husbands and Lovers
1991  Time of Indifference
1994  The Voyeur
1998  L'ennui
2021  The Time of Indifference

Screenplay:
1944  Ossessione
1944  Zazà
1945  La freccia nel fianco
1951  Blame the Sun
1951  Last Meeting
1952  Sensualità
1953  The She-Wolf
1953  The Wayward Wife
1954  Too Bad She's Bad
1954  Woman of Rome
1955  Roman Tales
1958  Love on the Riviera
1960  From a Roman Balcony
1960  Le Bel Âge
1960  The Dolphins
1960  The Passionate Thief
1960  Two Women
1962  Agostino
1962  Sex Can Be Difficult
1963  Contempt
1963  The Empty Canvas
1964  Le ore nude
1964  Time of Indifference
1970  Conjugal Love
1970  The Conformist
1972  Orders are Orders
1976  Contempt
1980  Desideria
1981  Disobedience
1985  Attention
1987  The Peddler
1988  Me and Him
1989  The Belt
1991  Husbands and Lovers
1991  Time of Indifference
1994  The Voyeur
1998  L'ennui
2021  The Time of Indifference

Short Story:
1944  Ossessione
1944  Zazà
1945  La freccia nel fianco
1951  Blame the Sun
1951  Last Meeting
1952  Sensualità
1953  The She-Wolf
1953  The Wayward Wife
1954  Too Bad She's Bad
1954  Woman of Rome
1955  Roman Tales
1958  Love on the Riviera
1960  From a Roman Balcony
1960  Le Bel Âge
1960  The Dolphins
1960  The Passionate Thief
1960  Two Women
1962  Agostino
1962  Sex Can Be Difficult
1963  Contempt
1963  The Empty Canvas
1963  Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1964  Le ore nude
1964  Time of Indifference
1969  The Invisible Woman
1970  Conjugal Love
1970  The Conformist
1972  Orders are Orders
1976  Contempt
1980  Desideria
1981  Disobedience
1985  Attention
1987  The Peddler
1988  Me and Him
1989  The Belt
1991  Husbands and Lovers
1991  Time of Indifference
1994  The Voyeur
1995  „Zavřeno pro rodinný smutek“
1998  L'ennui
2021  The Time of Indifference

Story:
1944  Ossessione
1944  Zazà
1945  La freccia nel fianco
1951  Blame the Sun
1951  Last Meeting
1952  Sensualità
1953  The She-Wolf
1953  The Wayward Wife
1954  The Anatomy of Love
1954  Too Bad She's Bad
1954  Woman of Rome
1954  Woman of the River
1955  Roman Tales
1958  Love on the Riviera
1960  From a Roman Balcony
1960  Le Bel Âge
1960  The Dolphins
1960  The Passionate Thief
1960  Two Women
1962  Agostino
1962  Sex Can Be Difficult
1963  Contempt
1963  The Empty Canvas
1963  Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1964  Le ore nude
1964  Time of Indifference
1969  A Rather Complicated Girl
1969  The Invisible Woman
1969  The Rage Within
1970  Conjugal Love
1970  The Conformist
1972  Orders are Orders
1973  Io e lui
1976  Contempt
1980  Desideria
1981  Disobedience
1985  Attention
1987  The Peddler
1988  Me and Him
1989  The Belt
1991  Husbands and Lovers
1991  Time of Indifference
1994  The Voyeur
1995  „Zavřeno pro rodinný smutek“
1998  L'ennui
2021  The Time of Indifference

Writer:
1939  The Sin of Rogelia Sánchez
1944  Ossessione
1944  Zazà
1945  La freccia nel fianco
1951  Blame the Sun
1951  Last Meeting
1952  Sensualità
1953  The She-Wolf
1953  The Wayward Wife
1954  The Anatomy of Love
1954  Too Bad She's Bad
1954  Woman of Rome
1954  Woman of the River
1955  Roman Tales
1958  Love on the Riviera
1960  From a Roman Balcony
1960  Italy Is Not a Poor Country
1960  Le Bel Âge
1960  The Dolphins
1960  The Passionate Thief
1960  Two Women
1962  Agostino
1962  Sex Can Be Difficult
1963  Contempt
1963  The Empty Canvas
1963  Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
1964  Le ore nude
1964  Time of Indifference
1967  The Wild Eye
1969  A Rather Complicated Girl
1969  The Invisible Woman
1969  The Rage Within
1970  Conjugal Love
1970  The Conformist
1972  Orders are Orders
1973  Io e lui
1975  Mondo Magic
1976  Contempt
1980  Desideria
1981  Disobedience
1983  Inverno di malato
1985  Attention
1987  The Peddler
1988  Me and Him
1989  Running Away
1989  The Belt
1991  Husbands and Lovers
1991  Time of Indifference
1994  The Voyeur
1995  „Zavřeno pro rodinný smutek“
1998  L'ennui
2021  The Time of Indifference

Novel:
1970  Římanka

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