Ornella Micheli

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Ornella Micheli
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1950–1981
RelativesBruno Micheli (brother)

Ornella Micheli (sometimes credited as Donna Christie or Ornella Micheli Donati)[1] was an Italian film editor active from the 1950s through the 1980s. She often worked on the exploitation films and thrillers of directors Lucio Fulci, Riccardo Freda, and Giuliano Carnimeo.[2][3]

Biography

She was the daughter of Roberto Rosselini's key grips, and she apprenticed under Rosselini's editor, Jolanda Benvenuti.[4] Her brother, Bruno Micheli, also worked as a film editor.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Missero, Dalila (1 October 2018). "Titillating Cuts: Genealogies of Women Editors in Italian Cinema". Feminist Media Histories. 4 (4): 57–82. doi:10.1525/fmh.2018.4.4.57. ISSN 2373-7492.
  2. ^ Hughes, Howard (31 March 2006). Once Upon A Time in the Italian West: The Filmgoers' Guide to Spaghetti Westerns. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0-85773-045-9.
  3. ^ Curti, Roberto (11 September 2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2960-5.
  4. ^ a b Missero, Dalila (Fall 2018). "Titillating Cuts: Genealogies of Women Editors in Italian Cinema" (PDF). Feminist Media Histories. doi:10.1525/fmh.2018.4.4.57.