Renato Cenni

Born in Florence, Renato Cenni moved to Genoa in 1911 with his family. There he studied art, and begun working as a commercial artist and publishing illustrations in the early 30's. in 1937 he refused to join the Fascist party and left for Paris, where he stayed for seven years. On returning, he was incarcerated for months in his Genoa by the Salò police (he had been condemned in absentia as an enemy of the Fascist state). Once free, he kept working on his art and, although firmly based in his town, traveled long around the world. 'Il ponte dell'universo' is his only cinematographic work. He died in Genoa in 1977.