Raimondo Del Balzo

Raimondo Del Balzo was an Italian screenwriter and director. Born in Rome, Del Balzo first worked as a journalist and then entered the cinema industry in 1967 as a screenwriter. In 1973 he had a large commercial success with his directorial debut film, The Last Snows of Spring, a success confirmed by his second work, White Horses of Summer. These films launched a melodramatic subgenre known as "lacrima movie", usually characterized by plots involving unfortunate children and fatal diseases.