喜剧大导马里奥莫尼切利跳楼自杀 享年95岁

ItAly says goodbye to the last legend of its Golden Age of Cinema today. Director Mario Monicelli committed suicide last night, jumping out of the window of a room in a hospital where he was receiving treatment for prostate cancer. He was 95.

Active since the 1930's, Monicelli, together with Dino Risi and Luigi Comencini, was the greatest author of the “commedia all’italiana”， a genre that rose to prominence in the ‘50s, giving notoriety to a long string of highly talented actors like Totò, Alberto Sordi, Vittorio Gassman, and Ugo Tognazzi to name a few。

Monicelli’s output comprised of more than 60 films, including masterpieces like Guardie E Ladri (Cops And Robbers)， La Grande Guerra (The Great War)， and I Soliti Ignoti (Persons Unknown, aka Big Deal On Madonna Street, 1959 Oscar nominee for best foreign language film)。

Until the last months of his life, the director was a lucid and controversial figure. His insightful commentary on Italy’s current political and social situationrenewed his appreciation with the younger generations. The news of his suicide has left the public in shock. Italy, and the world of cinema in general, have lost one of their most sardonic yet beloved icons. He will be greatly missed。意大利著名导演马里奥莫尼切利(Mario Monicelli)于当地时间本周一，在罗马的圣乔凡尼医院跳楼自杀，享年95岁。

据报道，95岁的马里奥莫尼切利，长期患有前列腺癌，并于近日前往圣乔凡尼医院接受治疗，不过，他在本周一却从医院五楼跳窗，坠楼身亡。

据透露，马里奥莫尼切利的前列腺癌已经进入晚期，他此次轻生，可能是预感自己病情加剧，时日无多，忍受不了身体遭受病魔折磨的痛苦，从而以这种方式为自己解脱，告别人世。不过，当地警方仍然介入，将调查这位意大利影坛泰斗的死因。

马里奥莫尼切利于1915年5月15日生于意大利托斯卡纳区，早期从事电视和戏剧，1935年，马里奥莫尼切利与阿尔贝托蒙达多利(Alberto Mondadori)执导一部名为《Ragazzi della via Paal, I》的16毫米电影短片，荣获威尼斯电影节奖。

此后，马里奥莫尼切利从事电影的制作工作，1963年和1965年执导的《卡萨诺瓦 70》(Casanova'70)和《同流者》(Compagni, I)两部电影，获得奥斯卡最佳外语片的提名。

1957年，马里奥莫尼切利的《父与子》、1976年的《Caro Michele》和1982年的《Marchese del Grillo, Il》三次摘得柏林电影节最佳导演奖。

马里奥莫尼切利毕生一共执导拍摄了65部作品，被誉为意大利的喜剧大师，最著名的作品是《圣母街上的大人物》(I Soliti ignoti)和《大战争》(The Great War)。