Ornella Micheli Explained

Ornella Micheli
Occupation:	Film editor
Years Active:	1950–1981
Relatives:	Bruno 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.

Selected filmography

• Porno Holocaust (1981)
• Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980)
• Antropophagus (1980)
• Sesso nero (1980)
• Beyond the Darkness (1979)
• Silver Saddle (1978)
• The Psychic (1977)
• My Sister in Law (1976)
• Piange... il telefono (1975)
• Dracula in the Provinces (1975)
• Challenge to White Fang (1974)
• White Fang (1973)
• Holy God, Here Comes the Passatore! (1973)
• Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
• Return of Halleluja (1972)
• His Name Was Holy Ghost (1972)
• They Call Him Cemetery (1971)
• Guns for Dollars (1971)
• Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming (1970)
• Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin (1970)
• I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death (1969)
• One on Top of the Other (1969)
• Suicide Commandos (1968)
• Find a Place to Die (1968)
• The Moment to Kill (1968)
• Operazione San Pietro (1967)
• Bang Bang Kid (1967)
• How to Kill 400 Duponts (1967)
• The Hills Run Red (1966)
• The Brute and the Beast (1966)
• The Third Eye (1966)
• The Wacky World of James Tont (1966)
• Goldsinger (1965)
• How We Got into Trouble with the Army (1965)
• Samson in King Solomon's Mines (1964)
• The Avenger of Venice (1964)
• Il magnifico avventuriero (1963)
• The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962)
• Marco Polo (1962)
• The Witch's Curse (1962)
• Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World (1961)
• The Lion of Amalfi (1950)

Notes and References

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