Alberto Bevilacqua
Alberto Bevilacqua (born June 27, 1934 in Parma , † September 9, 2013 in Rome ) was an Italian writer , screenwriter and film director .
Life
Bevilacqua wrote his first novel, La polvere sull'erba , in 1955 and submitted it for publication to Salvatore Sciascia ; because of the Italian censorship the book could not be published at the time, and it was only published by Einaudi in 2000. In the following years he wrote over 40 novels and short stories with great influence, which made him one of the most important Italian authors of the 20th century.
Since 1961, he also wrote screenplays for feature films and resulted in the self-adaptation of the novel La Califfa first time in 1970 Director , which he did in another seven films.
Bevilacqua has received numerous awards. So his literary work a. a. with the Premio Campiello , Premio Bancarella , Premio Strega and Premio Dessi . He was awarded the Nastro d'Argento in 1974 for his script for Questa specia d'amore .
On November 22, 2010 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic at the Grand Cross level on the initiative of the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano .
Alberto Bevilacqua died on September 9, 2013 after an infectious disease at the age of 79.
Works (selection)
- La polvere sull'erba , Sciascia, Caltanissetta 1955 (unpublished). Einaudi, Turin 2000.
- The cat's eye, Berlin 1970
- This side of love, Berlin 1978
- The festival of Parma, 1984
- The woman of miracles, Cologne 1986
- Through your body, Cologne 2008
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: The three faces of fear (I tre volti della paura)
- 1965: Planet of the Vampires (Terrore nello spazio)
- 1970: La Califfa (also director)
- 1979: Rosen von Danzig (Le rose di Danzica) (first in a feature film, then as a TV miniseries) (director, screenplay)
Web links
- Bevilacqua's website
- Literature by and about Alberto Bevilacqua in the catalog of the German National Library
- Alberto Bevilacqua in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Morto a Roma Alberto Bevilacqua . Italian. Corriere della Sera Roma of September 9, 2013, online at roma.corriere.it.
- ^ Alberto Bevilacqua: La polvere sull'erba. Page to the paperback edition 2008 by Giulio Einaudi editore (Italian).
- ^ So the Grande Enciclopedia per ragazzi della Repubblica, vol. Arte e Letteratura .
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 54.
- ↑ Bevilacqua Sig. Alberto on quirinale.it (Italian), accessed on September 9, 2013.
- ↑ Filmmaker and author Bevilacqua is dead . tz-online from September 9, 2013, accessed on September 17, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bevilacqua, Alberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer, screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Parma |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 2013 |
| Place of death | Rome |