BINI, ALFREDO

(1926-)

   Producer. After dabbling in journalism and theatrical management, Bini began his career as a film producer in 1960, founding Arco Film to make Mauro Bolognini's II bell'Antonio (Bell'Antonio, 1960). A year later, in addition to financing Bolognini's subsequent La viaccia (The Lovemakers, 1961) and Ugo Gregoretti's first film, I nuovi angeli (The New Angels, 1961), he also took on producing Pier Paolo Pasolini's first feature, Accattone (Accattone! 1961), when Federico Fellini, who had originally agreed to produce the film, decided to pull out of the project. Bini then produced all of Pasolini's films up to and including Edipo re (Oedipus Rex, 1967), for which he received his second Nastro d'argento for Best Producer. Discerning rather than prolific, Bini was responsible for a number of interesting productions before retiring from the industry in the 1970s, among them Alberto Lattuada's La mandragola (The Mandrake, 1965), Ugo Liberatore's Bora Bora (1968), and, although usually uncredited, for Robert Bresson's Lancelot du Lac (Lancelot of the Lake, 1974).

   Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema by Alberto Mira

(1926-)

   Producer. After dabbling in journalism and theatrical management, Bini began his career as a film producer in 1960, founding Arco Film to make Mauro Bolognini's II bell'Antonio (Bell'Antonio, 1960). A year later, in addition to financing Bolognini's subsequent La viaccia (The Lovemakers, 1961) and Ugo Gregoretti's first film, I nuovi angeli (The New Angels, 1961), he also took on producing Pier Paolo Pasolini's first feature, Accattone (Accattone! 1961), when Federico Fellini, who had originally agreed to produce the film, decided to pull out of the project. Bini then produced all of Pasolini's films up to and including Edipo re (Oedipus Rex, 1967), for which he received his second Nastro d'argento for Best Producer. Discerning rather than prolific, Bini was responsible for a number of interesting productions before retiring from the industry in the 1970s, among them Alberto Lattuada's La mandragola (The Mandrake, 1965), Ugo Liberatore's Bora Bora (1968), and, although usually uncredited, for Robert Bresson's Lancelot du Lac (Lancelot of the Lake, 1974).