Mino Guerrini Biography
Mino Guerrini (1927 - 1990) was an Italian painter, screenwriter and director. He was co-founder, with Carla Accardi, Ugo Attardi, Pietro Consagra, Piero Dorazio, Achille Perilli, Antonio Sanfilippo and Giulio Turcato, of the artistic avant-garde called Gruppo Forma 1 of Marxist inspiration. In 1948 he participated in the National Exhibition of Figurative Arts (5th National Art Quadrennial) in Rome. Shortly afterwards he left painting to dedicate himself to journalism and cinema. Born in Rome as Giacomo Guerrini, Guerrini entered the world of cinema in 1954 as the screenwriter of Modern Virgin by Marcello Pagliero. After several collaborations (including the screenplay for The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Mario Bava) he made his directorial debut in an episode of the film Love in Four Dimensions and since then began a prolific career, mainly focused on comedy films. He was also a character actor, often in his own films; as an actor he is probably best known for his role as Nino in Damiano Damiani's La Ripatriata. His directorial films include The Third Eye (1966), Oh sweet kisses and languid caresses (1969), The Au Pair (1976) and The Kilimanjaro Mines (1986), as well as the comedy series dedicated to Colonel Buttiglione, of which he wrote four episodes.
