Personal Info
Birth date
1932-09-24 (92 Years)
Day of death
1995-05-25
Gender
Male
Known for
Writing
Place of birth
Milano, Italy
Also known as
Prando Visconti
Eriprando Visconti
Biography
Eriprando Visconti was an Italian film director and screenwriter, recognized for his work in the 1960s and 1970s. Born into the noble Visconti family, he was the nephew of renowned director Luchino Visconti. Eriprando began his career assisting his uncle and other directors before making his directorial debut with A Milanese Story (1962). He is known for films such as The Lady of Monza (1969) and La Orca (1976), which often explored complex social and psychological themes. Visconti's work is noted for its narrative depth and stylistic elegance, contributing significantly to Italian cinema.
Filmography
La Orca
5.3
Overview:
A teenage girl is kidnapped by 3 guys and taken to an abandoned house in the country, where she is made to write her own ransom letter. She soon discovers that one of her captors is infatuated with her and she will use those feelings to stay alive.The Lady of Monza
4.556
Overview:
A true story taken from the archives of the archdiocese of Milan. Based on the life of Marianna De Leyva, better known as "The Nun of Monza," a 17th century nun accused of and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder.A Spiral of Mist
4.6
Overview:
The lovely Maria Teresa is unhappily married with the impotent lawyer Marcello. Maria Teresa's marriage is contrasted by the passionate Valeria, who is killed during a chase. Is Valeria's husband the murderer? Maria Teresa helps him..Sick Love
4
Overview:
Marcello is a dwarf who is kept hidden by his family and falls in love with a prostitute from the local brothel. The prostitute's lover plots to kill the dwarf but she helps him to escape, though at a cost to her own well-being.Oedipus Orca
4.727
Overview:
Sequel to "La Orca" which follows the life of the kidnapped girl after she returns home to her boyfriend and family. After her kidnap ordeal Alice tries to return to her normal life, but her memories still haunt her and her way to see the world has been changed forever.Abandoned
6.8
Overview:
A group of rich young intellectuals hiding from the war in rural Italy play at being partisans when some disbanded soldiers and some refugees ask them for shelter in their villa. The young and aristocratic Andrea strikes up a friendship with a peasant girl, Lucia. Then the Germans suddenly appear, looking for the real partisans, and the time comes for serious decisions.Dear Michele
5.3
Overview:
Michael is the younger son of a middle-class family, a strong-willed and free-thinking fellow, who is off in some distant country fighting for a revolutionary cause. Everyone in the family writes to him, describing the events of their lives, as they drift into a kind of conventionality which would perhaps have horrified them earlier. Only Michael’s girlfriend Mara, the mother of his child, retains her independence, even though it is through the help of Michael’s increasingly conventional friends and family that she survives.The Hassled Hooker
6.6
Overview:
Luisa Latin, betrayed by her husband, is imprisoned for the murder of her husband's mistress - who is still alive. When Luisa is released from prison, she kills her.Strogoff
5.3
Overview:
A captain in the Czar's army encounters danger and romance while carrying a secret message across 19th-century Russia.The Pisciotta Case
4.5
Overview:
The magistrate, Scauri, inquires into the mysterious poisoning death of Gaspare Pisciotta, the imprisoned assassin of Salvatore Giuliano. He very soon finds himself struggling against a conspiracy of silence, which Scauri must therefore overcome in order to indict two powerful mafia bosses. His only hope comes for a brief moment from the testimony of the young prosecutor Lojacono. But The Organization is the most strong: the young prosecutor withdraws his deposition and the magistrate disappears in mysterious circumstances.The Brigand
10
Overview:
Inspired by a real-life event that took place in Calabria at the end of World War 2, the film is the story of a young farmer who led peasants to revolt, after being falsely accused of murder.Directing
1982Sick Love ... Director
1977A Spiral of Mist ... Director
1977Oedipus Orca ... Director
1976La Orca ... Director
1972The Pisciotta Case ... Director
1972The Hassled Hooker ... Director
1970Strogoff ... Director
1969The Lady of Monza ... Director
1962Una storia milanese ... Director
1961The Brigand ... First Assistant Director
1955Abandoned ... Co-Director
Writing
1982Sick Love ... Writer
1977A Spiral of Mist ... Screenplay, Story
1977Oedipus Orca ... Writer, Screenplay
1976La Orca ... Screenplay, Story
1972The Pisciotta Case ... Screenplay
1972The Hassled Hooker ... Screenplay
1970Strogoff ... Screenplay
1969The Lady of Monza ... Writer
1962Una storia milanese ... Writer
1955Abandoned ... Story, Screenplay