Franco Branciaroli

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Franco Branciaroli (born May 27, 1947 in Milan ) is an Italian actor and theater director .

Life

Branciaroli spent much of his childhood and youth in the country; at the age of fourteen he moved to Turin with his family . He graduated in telecommunications (and was always up to date in technical and scientific matters) and at the age of 20 took acting courses at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, where he learned to break free from his clear dialect and rolling “r”. In 1970 he made his stage debut in a small role in Tankred Dorsts Toller under Patrice Chéreau . Aldo Trionfo engaged him in the same year for Titus Andronicus and continuously cast him in the following seasons from 1973 to 1975 in supporting and then leading roles (such as Gesù based on the film by Carl Theodor Dreyer and Bel-Ami and Carmelo Bene's production of Faus Marlowe Burlesque ) . Then Branciaroli was able to work with the most important stage directors: With Virginio Puecher in Turandot 1978, Roberto Guicciardini in Turcaret 1979, Luca Ronconi in Der Turm 1980 and Maurizio Scaparro in Der Revisor 1981. Branciaroli's first attempts as a director followed when he was The Hero of the Western Welt 1981 and staged a Rilke play. A much-discussed Dionysus , which he had also written himself (like the Bit from 1986 ) and productions of great classics from Ibsen to Shakespeare showed his breadth. Always on the lookout for something new and exciting, he is considered one of the “enfants terribles” of Italian theater.

The acquaintance with the dramaturge Giovanni Testori in the 1980s grew into an artistic collaboration that lasted until the latter's death in 1993, which was also reflected in the productions of the company "Teatro degli Incamminati". From 1993 onwards Branciaroli worked in Verona and repeatedly directed Shakespeare in the following years. Under Luca Ronconi he was also seen as the main actor; for his interpretation in La vita è sogno he received the Premio Ubu in 2000 . In the first decade of the new millennium he also directed Beckett, Saavedra, Harwood and Thomas Bernhard , played numerous roles for the Teatro degli Incamminati as well as at the Naples Theater Festival and for the Messina Company .

In comparison to his stage presence, his television and film appearances were rather narrow and unremarkable; He played several times for the clearly erotic works of Tinto Brass .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1976: The great orgy (Vizie privati, public virtu)
  • 1980: The secret of Oberwald (Il mistero di Oberwald)
  • 1983: The Key (La chiave)
  • 1985: Miranda (Miranda)
  • 1993: Tinto Brass Voyeur (L'uomo che guarda)
  • 2001: Black Angel - Senso '45 (Senso '45)
  • 2010: La donna della mia vita

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andrea Orbicciani, article Franco Branciaroli , in: Roberto Chiti, Enrico Lancia, Andrea Orbicchiani, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Rome, Gremese 1998, p. 79
personal data
SURNAME Branciaroli, Franco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian actor and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan