Davide Ferrario
Davide Ferrario (born May 26, 1956 in Casalmaggiore ) is an Italian film director and screenwriter .
Life
After studying American and English literature, Ferrario initially worked as a film critic and was editor of the "Cineforum", author (including on Rainer Werner Fassbinder ) and copywriter. In addition, he staged music videos. In 1986 he delivered his first feature film script; In collaboration with John Sayles the 45 ° parallel rotated by Attilio Concari was created . After a short film , he made his debut in 1989, La fine della notte , which he not only wrote, but in which he also took on a role as an interpreter. Five years later, Ferrario turned to comedy , followed by a film adaptation of a novel by Giuseppe Culicchia . His film Guardami , the next but one, was highly controversial at the Venice Film Festival , as he integrated hardcore scenes into his plot (about a porn actress). Commercially the film was a fiasco.
In the new millennium, Ferrario switched between working as a documentary filmmaker and feature films. His Dopo mezzanotte , created in 2004, was awarded a David di Donatello .
His first novel is entitled Dissolvenza al nero (English: Roman mask game ).
Filmography (selection)
- 1989: La fine della notte
- 1994: Anime fiammeggianti
- 1995: Materials resistant (documentary)
- 1997: Lead on the wings (Tutti giù per terra)
- 1998: Hannibal's children (Figli di Annibale)
- 1998: In the beginning were the underpants (In principio erano le mutande)
- 1999: Guardami
- 2004: The second half of the night (Dopo mezzanotte)
- 2009: Tutta colpa di Giuda
Web links
- Davide Ferrario in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Davide Ferrario in the catalog of the German National Library
- Detailed appreciation in mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 174
- ↑ http://comites-hannover.de/italiano/attualita/ANCORA%20CINEMA%20ITALIANO%20AD%20HANNOVER.pdf
- ↑ http://www.buchkritik.at/autoren/d_ferrario/ferrario.htm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferrario, Davide |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Casalmaggiore |