Elvio Porta (Author)
Elvio Porta (born May 22, 1945 in Vico Equense ; † December 26, 2016 ) was an Italian author , screenwriter and film director .
Life
Porta had worked as a playwright since the early 1970s and wrote plays such as Masaniello , Jesus , O'Journo 'e San Michele , L'opera' e muorte 'e fame and La perla , which were contemporary in terms of their linguistic style and historical-social context . From 1977 he was also responsible for film scripts; For directors like Nanni Loy or Lina Wertmüller , he wrapped similar topics in scripts that were awarded three times with a silver ribbon .
In 1988 he moved to the director's chair for Giallo Se lo scopre Gargiulo , which was playing in Naples ; shortly after the turn of the millennium, the television series Valeria medico legale followed . After a long break (with only short interruptions), he only resumed his filming work in 2010.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1988: Se lo scopre Gargiulo
- 2001: Valeria medico legale (TV series)
script
- 1977: La mazzetta
- 1980: Café Express (Café Express)
- 1984: Picone sent me (Mi manda Picone)
- 1985: Camorra (Un complicato intrigo di donne, vicoli e delitti)
- 2013: Sono un pirata, sono un signore
Web links
- Elvio Porta in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Addio a Elvio Porta, fu l'autore di “Mi manda Picone” e “Scugnizzi”
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, pp. 344/345
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Porta, Elvio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer, screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vico Equense |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 2016 |