Francesco Laudadio
Francesco Laudadio (born January 2, 1950 in Mola di Bari , † April 6, 2005 in Bologna ) was an Italian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Laudadio completed a degree in philosophy and began working as an editing secretary and later as an assistant director for films by Pasquale Squitieri and Mario Monicelli . In 1982 he made his debut with Grog , which was awarded the David di Donatello and which was followed by respected and successful works in the following years: After the anti-nuclear film Topo Galileo , Laudadio shot the satire on the newly rich southern Italian La riffa and the drama of a citizen becoming a killer, Persone perbene , 1992. From the mid-1990s, Laudadio was also increasingly active on television. Some scripts were written for fellow directors.
In 1977 a literary work by Laudadio, Scrivano Ingannamorte , was published.
recognition
Since 2009 the Bari International Film Festival (BIF & ST) has been awarding the award named after him for the best debut film among the nominated festival films.
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: Grog (Grog)
- 1995: The Trap (L'ultimo concerto)
Web links
- Francesco Laudadio in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Laudadio at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, p. 235
- ↑ Scrivano Ingannamorte
- ^ Program of the BIF & ST ( Memento of June 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laudadio, Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd January 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mola di Bari |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 2005 |
| Place of death | Bologna |