Ruggero Maccari
(1919 - 1989)


Profumo di donna (1974)
Began writing for Italian films in 1948, and over the next 30 years, had over 120 stories and screenplays (written alone or in collaboration) produced, including VITA DA CANI / A DOG'S LIFE (1950), LO SCAPOLO / THE BACHELOR (1955), TOTÒ, EVA E IL PENNELLO PROIBITO / TOTO IN MADRID (1959), ADUA E LE COMPAGNE / LOVE A LA CARTE (1960), IL GAUCHO (1965), LA BAMBOLONA / BABY DOLL (1968), CUORI SOLITARI / LONELY HEARTS (1970), PROFUMO DI DONNA / SCENT OF A WOMAN (1974), UNA GIORNATA PARTICOLARE / A SPECIAL DAY (1977), PRIMO AMORE / FIRST LOVE (1978), and LA FAMIGLIA / THE FAMILY (1987). Many of these films were directed by Maccari's frequent collaborator, Ettore Scola.

Maccari directed four films in the 1950s: IL TALLONE DI ACHILLE (1952), FINALMENTA LIBERO! (1953), and LA CAMPANA DI SAN GIUSTO and BERTOLDO, BERTOLDINO E CACASENNO (both 1954).

 Nominated for Writing (Best Screenplay adapted from other material) 1975: SCENT OF A WOMAN (w. Dino Risi)

1 nomination