From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Alberto Lattuada 13 November 1914 3 July 2005 was an Italian film director Lattuada was born in Milan the son of composer Felice Lattuada He was initially interested in literature becoming while still a student a member of the editorial staff of the antifascist fortnightly Camminare 1932 and part of the artists group Corrente di Vita 1938 In 1940 he started his cinema career as a screenwriter and assistant director on Mario Soldatis Piccolo mondo antico OldFashioned World In 1943 he directed his first movie Giacomo lidealista Luci del Varietà 1950 codirected with Federico Fellini was the latters first directorial endeavour His 1962 film La steppa was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival1 In 1970 he was a member of the jury at the 20th Berlin International Film Festival In 1979 New Line Cinema released his erotic film Stay As You Are theatrically in the United States He died at 90 years old of Alzheimers disease and is survived by his wife of 61 years actress Carla Del Poggio He was buried in his familys chapel in the cemetery of Morimondo Description above from the Wikipedia article Alberto Lattuada licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia