Bruno Bozzetto

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Bruno Bozzetto

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1938-03-03 (88)

Milan, Italy

Biography

Bruno Bozzetto (born 3 March 1938 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian cartoon animator, creator of many short pieces, mainly of apolitical or satirical nature. He created his first animated short "Tapum! the weapons' story" in 1958 at the age of 20. His most famous character, a hapless little man named "Signor Rossi" (Mr. Rossi), has been featured in many animated shorts as well as starring in three feature films: Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976), Mr. Rossi's Dreams (1977), and Mr. Rossi's Vacation (1977).

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Biography

Bruno Bozzetto (born 3 March 1938 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian cartoon animator, creator of many short pieces, mainly of apolitical or satirical nature. He created his first animated short "Tapum! the weapons' story" in 1958 at the age of 20. His most famous character, a hapless little man named "Signor Rossi" (Mr. Rossi), has been featured in many animated shorts as well as starring in three feature films: Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976), Mr. Rossi's Dreams (1977), and Mr. Rossi's Vacation (1977).

Best known for:

Filmography:

Tapum! The History of Weapons poster

Tapum! The History of Weapons(1958)

Writer, Director

An Award for Mr. Rossi poster

An Award for Mr. Rossi(1960)

Director

Alfa Omega poster

Alfa Omega(1962)

Director, Writer, Animation

Mr. Rossi Goes Skiing poster

Mr. Rossi Goes Skiing(1963)

Director

The Two Castles poster

The Two Castles(1963)

Director

Mister Rossi on the Beach poster

Mister Rossi on the Beach(1964)

Director

West and Soda poster

West and Soda(1965)

Director, Writer, Producer

Mister Rossi Buys a Car poster

Mister Rossi Buys a Car(1966)

Director

Life in a Tin poster

Life in a Tin(1967)

Director, Writer

Man and his World poster

Man and his World(1967)

Writer, Director

The SuperVips poster

The SuperVips(1968)

Director, Author, Screenplay

Ego poster

Ego(1969)

Director, Writer

Mister Rossi at Camping poster

Mister Rossi at Camping(1970)

Director

Mr. Rossi at Photo Safari poster

Mr. Rossi at Photo Safari(1971)

Director

Opera poster

Opera(1973)

Director

The Beach Hut poster

The Beach Hut(1973)

Producer, Writer, Director

Mr. Rossi in Venice poster

Mr. Rossi in Venice(1974)

Director

Self Service poster

Self Service(1974)

Animation, Writer, Director

Allegro non troppo poster

Allegro non troppo(1976)

Man on Rocking Chair

Director, Writer, Producer

Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness poster

Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness(1976)

Director, Animation, Producer, Screenplay

Il Signor Rossi cerca la felicità poster

Il Signor Rossi cerca la felicità(1976)

Director, Producer, Creator

Mr. Rossi's Dreams poster

Mr. Rossi's Dreams(1977)

Director, Animation, Writer, Producer

Striptease poster

Striptease(1977)

Director

Baby Story poster

Baby Story(1978)

Director

The Visitor poster

The Visitor(1979)

Animation

Lilliput Put poster

Lilliput Put(1980)

Director, Creator

Sandwich poster

Sandwich(1980)

Director

Mr. Rossi's Vacation poster

Mr. Rossi's Vacation(1981)

Director, Animation, Writer, Producer

Tennis Club poster

Tennis Club(1982)

Director, Writer

Stripy poster

Stripy(1984)

Creator

Sigmund poster

Sigmund(1984)

Writer, Director

Moa Moa poster

Moa Moa(1984)

Director

Eldorado poster

Eldorado(1985)

Director

IMQ - Cultura della sicurezza poster

IMQ - Cultura della sicurezza(1986)

Creator

Hollywood Erotic Film Festival poster

Hollywood Erotic Film Festival(1986)

Director

Baeus poster

Baeus(1987)

Director

Under the Chinese Restaurant poster

Under the Chinese Restaurant(1987)

Story, Director, Producer

Mistertao poster

Mistertao(1988)

Director, Writer

Grasshoppers poster

Grasshoppers(1990)

Director

Big Bang poster

Big Bang(1990)

Writer, Director, Producer

Dancing poster

Dancing(1991)

Director, Writer

Drop poster

Drop(1994)

Director, Writer

What a Cartoon! poster

What a Cartoon!(1995)

Director, Creator

Europe & Italy poster

Europe & Italy(1999)

Writer, Director

Yes & No poster

Yes & No(2000)

Writer, Director

To Bit or Not To Bit poster

To Bit or Not To Bit(2000)

Director

Horror poster

Horror(2001)

Director

Storia del mondo per chi ha fretta poster

Storia del mondo per chi ha fretta(2001)

Director

Adam poster

Adam(2002)

Director, Writer

Sport o Spork poster

Sport o Spork(2002)

Director

Baby Scanner poster

Baby Scanner(2002)

Director

The Spaghetti Family poster

The Spaghetti Family(2003)

Supervising Art Director, Creator

Neuro poster

Neuro(2004)

Writer, Director

Looo poster

Looo(2004)

Animation, Director, Script

Freedom poster

Freedom(2005)

Director

La legge sono io poster

La legge sono io(2005)

Director, Writer

Il bello della differenza poster

Il bello della differenza(2006)

Director

Armi su strada poster

Armi su strada(2008)

Director, Writer

Camuni poster

Camuni(2009)

Director

Sporting poster

Sporting(2009)

Director

Va bene? poster

Va bene?(2010)

Director, Animation

Game poster

Game(2012)

Director, Animation, Script

Sex and Fun poster

Sex and Fun(2012)

Director, Animation, Script

Meritocrazia poster

Meritocrazia(2012)

Director

Lazy Dog poster

Lazy Dog(2012)

Director

The Maya Prophecy poster

The Maya Prophecy(2012)

Director, Writer

Vintage or Cool? poster

Vintage or Cool?(2013)

Director, Animation, Script

The Perfect Christmas poster

The Perfect Christmas(2013)

Director, Writer

Life is Random poster

Life is Random(2013)

Director

A Disposable Xmas poster

A Disposable Xmas(2014)

Director

Happy New Year 2016 poster

Happy New Year 2016(2015)

Director, Writer

Christmas poster

Christmas(2017)

Director, Writer

Ecosystem poster

Ecosystem(2019)

Director, Animation, Writer

The Story of Frank and Nina poster

The Story of Frank and Nina(2024)

The Commander, Frank's grandfather

Rossi Boomer poster

Rossi Boomer(2025)

Director

Nichetti quantestorie poster

Nichetti quantestorie(2025)

Sé stesso