Antonio Capuano
Antonio Capuano (born April 9, 1940 in Naples ) is an Italian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Passionate about painting, Capuano graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti . At the beginning of the 1990s, he began working as a film director, in which he presented nine films by 2010, with which he was not only successful with audiences but also with critics: He was awarded the Nastro d'Argento in 1992 for his first Vito e gli altri awarded, received the Giffoni Award in 1996 , won a David di Donatello in 2005 for La guerra di Mario . He was nominated three times for the Golden Lion of the Festival in Venice . He had already received the Premio Salinas for the script of his debut film .
Capuano holds a chair for scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts, from which he graduated.
In addition, Capuano also worked for the theater.
Filmography (selection)
- 1991: Vito and the others (Vito e gli altri)
- 1996: Pianese Nunzio - May 14th (Pianese Nunzio, quattordici anni in Maggio)
- 1997: I vesuviani (co-director with Pappi Corsicato , Stefano Incerti , Antonietta De Lillo , Mario Martone )
- 2001: Luna rossa
- 2005: La guerra di Mario
- 2009: Giallo?
- 2010: L'amore buio
Web links
- Antonio Capuano in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 91
- ↑ http://trovacinema.repubblica.it/attori-registi/antonio-capuano/170453
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Capuano, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |