[1] Born in Sestri Levante on 6 November 1929, Molinari made his debut as a film director in 1954 with his first production on the television channel RAI.

[2] He directed several TV series, including L'amico del giaguaro [it], Un due tre [it], and Canzonissima.

[3] Molinari founded the theatre program at the University of Genoa alongside Francesco Della Corte [it].

[4] At the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste, he directed a production of Die Fledermaus in 1965 and the The White Horse Inn in 1970.

At the Politeama Rossetti, he directed Die Csárdásfürstin which starred Adriana Innocenti and Elio Pandolfi.