Alberto Caldana
Alberto Caldana (born May 13, 1927 in Vicenza ; † October 6, 2018 ) was an Italian journalist , documentary filmmaker and television producer.
Life
Caldana graduated from the University of Padua with a thesis on film; In the course of his working life he has held numerous positions and functions in the field of film and television. He worked as a journalist a. a. Editor of the Giornale de Vicenza and editor-in-chief of several film magazines, worked for Bianco e Nero and directed the Mondo Nuovo film circle . He worked for the journalists' union as well as for the international association of cinema operators (FICC). Between 1957 and 1969 he made numerous documentaries, the best known of which is Le ceneri della memoria, which consists of three short films , about the Holocaust . In 1963 he made his only feature film , I ragazzi che si amano , based on his own script and related to the Cinéma vérité . In 2013 he published the book "Roma antica" in the "Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura 'Andrea Palladio" (CISA). Piante topografiche e vedute generali ". Since February 9, 2014, the exhibition" Mamma Roma.Visioni di Roma Antica con Piranesi e Pasolini "has been held in the Palladio Museum of CISA in Vicenza and has been extended to October 5, 2014.
Filmography (selection)
- 1960: Le ceneri della memoria (documentary film)
- 1963: I ragazzi che si amano
Web links
- Alberto Caldana in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alberto Caldana on MyMovies (Italian).
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary for Alberto Caldana. Retrieved June 23, 2020 .
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 81
- ↑ palladiomuseum.org (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caldana, Alberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian journalist, documentary filmmaker and television producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vicenza , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 2018 |