Armando Fizzarotti
Armando Fizzarotti (born February 16, 1892 in Naples ; † February 15, 1966 there ) was an Italian photographer , film director and screenwriter .
Life
Fizzarotti was a photographer by nature and was interested in the medium of film in the early 1920s. Very soon, from 1923, he directed three films in his hometown of Naples. He was also active as a screenwriter, played in front of the camera and served it for other directors. Even after the breakthrough of talkies , his films were aimed at the audience in southern Italy : mostly quickly turned down melodramas , often in collaboration with other specialists for this type of film such as Roberto Amoroso , Natale Montillo and Antonio Ferrigno . He held all important functions in the nine post-war films he directed.
Fizzarotti is the father of director Ettore Maria Fizzarotti .
Filmography (selection)
- 1923: Core 'e mamma (director)
- 1948: Luna rossa (director, screenplay, editor, production manager)
- 1957: Te sto aspettanno (director, screenplay)
Web links
- Armando Fizzarotti in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fizzarotti at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, Vol. 7: I registi . Gremese, Rome 2002, p. 179, ISBN 88-8440-171-2 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fizzarotti, Armando |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian photographer, film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1966 |
| Place of death | Naples , Italy |