Antonio Petrucci

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Antonio Petrucci (born January 1, 1907 in Rome , † September 1, 1981 ibid) was an Italian journalist , screenwriter and film director .

Life

Petrucci spent much of his youth in Sicily; his family, however, comes from Siena. He became interested in journalism and ancient literature at an early age - so he translated some of Silius Italicus' works . For a few years he also wrote film reviews for "Il Tevere", "Bianco e Nero" and later "La Rivista del Cinematografo". From 1933 he was also directly involved in film productions, where he was active as an assistant director , screenwriter and film editor , often for Amleto Palermi . In 1935 he made his debut work as a director, Cinema, che passione! before, but for many years devoted himself exclusively to his task as a critic.

From 1949 to 1953 he directed the Venice International Film Festival ; then he made short films and two full-length feature films. Il matrimonio was based on Anton Chekhov , Cortile was aimed at a young audience and was starred by Eduardo De Filippo . This was followed by documentaries on silent cinema and at the beginning of the Vatican Council in 1962; in between he wrote for Roberto Rossellini .

Petrucci, whose son Giovanni became an actor, made significant contributions to film history with L'avventura del colore 1956, Il cinema oggi in Italia 1959 and Introduzione al cinema 1966.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1934: Cinema, che passione! (Documentary)
  • 1955: I am not a thief! (Il cortile)
  • 1963: Pope John and his council (Il concilio ecumenico Vaticano II) (documentary)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi. Rome, Gremese 2002, pp. 333/334
personal data
SURNAME Petrucci, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian journalist, screenwriter and film director
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1981
Place of death Rome