Lino Miccichè

Lino Miccichè
Lino Miccichè
Born	Niccolò Miccichè; 31 July 1934; Caltanissetta, Kingdom of Italy
Died	1 July 2004 (aged 69); Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Film critic and historian

Niccolò "Lino" Miccichè (31 July 1934 – 1 July 2004) was an Italian film critic and film historian.

Born in Caltanissetta, Miccichè graduated in political sciences at the University of Florence.^[1] He made his debut as a film critic in 1956, working for various magazines and newspapers, notably L'Avanti!, as well as for radio and television programs.^[1] In 1964, he co-founded with Bruno Torri the Pesaro International Film Festival, which he directed for 25 years.^[1]^[2] In 1997 he briefly served as director of the Venice Film Festival, before becoming director of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.^[2] He was professor of history and critic of cinema at the Universities of Trieste, Siena and Roma Tre.^[1]^[2]

Miccichè also directed several short films and the 1962 documentary film All'armi, siam fascisti.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Dottorini, Daniele (2004). "Miccichè, Nicolò (detto Lino)". Enciclopedia del Cinema. Treccani.
^ ^a ^b ^c D'Agostini, Paolo (1 July 2004). "Morto Lino Miccichè scopritore di cinema". La Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.