Bruno Modugno

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Bruno Modugno (born January 28, 1933 in Rome ; † July 22, 2020 there ) was an Italian director and writer .

Life

Modugno worked as a writer and director of numerous successful cultural programs on Italian television. After his employment at RAI in 1964, countless formats are associated with his name, from “Sapere” from 1965 to “Livingstone” in 1996. Thematically, he preferred ethnological and adventurous subjects as well as animal films. Some milestones bear his signature, such as “Avventura”, “Enciclopedia della natura”, “L'alba dell'uomo”, “La parola e l'immagine”, “Pianeta” or “Giorno di festa”. The documentation book Il dio sotto la pelle was also written by him and Folco Quilici and Carlo Alberto Pinelli .

In addition, Modugno appeared as the author of short stories and novels, two of which he filmed himself as a director. For some of them he was awarded prizes; between 1977 and 1999 the quadrology of the Maremma appeared .

Modugno was also known as a lobbyist for hunting. For several years he was head of special interest channels related to this topic.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1988: Re di macchia . Script and direction: Bruno Modugno
  • 1997: Cacciatore d'ombre . Script: Bruno Modugno. Director: Gabriele Tanferna

Novels

  • 1977: Re di Macchia (Rusconi Editore; Prize "Un libro per l'estate")
  • 1979: Cento scalini di buio (Rusconi Editore; Prize "Vallambrosa")
  • 1984: Cacciatore d'ombre (Vallecchi; Prize "Città di Piombino e Cypraea")
  • 1999: Ballata Saracena (Editoriale Olimpia)
  • 2011: Il respiro delle cose (Gems)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ E 'morto il giornalista Bruno Modugno, ex conduttore del Tg1. In: today.it . July 22, 2020, accessed July 26, 2020 (Italian).
  2. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi . Gremese 2002, p. 291 (Italian).
  3. ^ Profilo Bruno Modugno. In: bighunter.it. Retrieved October 20, 2017 (Italian).
personal data
SURNAME Modugno, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian television director and writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH July 22, 2020
Place of death Rome