Carlo Mazzacurati
Carlo Mazzacurati (born March 2, 1956 in Padua , † January 22, 2014 in Monselice ) was an Italian film director .
Life
Mazzacurati graduated from the University of Bologna in literature and worked as an animator in a film club in his hometown. In 1979 he made his directorial debut, the short Vagabondi . His first feature-length film followed eight years later, Notte italiana , with which he immediately established himself as a sought-after director of the new Italian film. In 1989 the novel by Goffredo Parise was followed by Il prete bello , which illuminated the subject of excommunication . Other themes in the following films were the collapse of the communist systems in Eastern Europe, the attitude to consumerism and the development of industrial society, which he was able to bring to the screen in an entertaining manner, sometimes in comedic form; Mazzacurati always worked from his own script. Occasionally he has worked as a writer or performer for other people's films.
In 1994 Il toro received the Golden Lion ; several of his films took part in festivals and festivals as Italian contributions.
Filmography (selection)
Director, book
- 1987: The night knows no witnesses (Notte italiana)
- 1992: Another Life (Un'altra vita)
- 1997: The summer after the exam (L'estate di Davide)
- 2010: 6 x Venice (Sei Venezia) (documentary)
script
- 1984: The diamond tree (L'albero dei diamanti)
Web links
- Carlo Mazzacurati in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- More detailed presentation of his biography at MYmovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death report in the Corriere della Sera
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, p. 282
- ↑ http://trovacinema.repubblica.it/attori-registi/carlo-mazzacurati/181984
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mazzacurati, Carlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Padua |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22th January 2014 |
| Place of death | Monselice |