Italian film director and screenwriter (1926–1982), known for intimate, melancholic dramas such as La ragazza con la valigia and La prima notte di quiete.

Born 19 November 1926; died 26 June 1982. Directed Il deserto dei Tartari (1976). His filmography includes nine feature films.

Reviews emphasize Zurlini's melancholic, intimate melodramas set often in Rimini and provincial Italy. Critics praise his visual poetics, performances (notably Alain Delon), and female character portrayals. Some note unevenness and a sentimental tone in places.

For:Fans of classic Italian cinema and readers interested in melancholic auteur films

 The human rubble of a restless soul is the warm matter of a wintery Rimini, anti-Fellinian in every way.

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 It is the penultimate of the only nine feature films left by Zurlini, a director whose life and career were short, enough for some good films, including this one, but no masterpiece.

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 The beauty of this film lies precisely in these insights into the characters' inner lives, in the continuous dialogue of glances, silences, and nuances highlighted by the chiaroscuro that the director often uses on the faces of the two protagonists.

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