Franco Indovina
Franco Indovina (* 1932 in Palermo , † May 4, 1972 in Cinisi ) was an Italian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Indovina took an early interest in the theater and worked under Giorgio Strehler and Luchino Visconti . From 1960 he was assistant director to Michelangelo Antonioni a . a. and made his debut in 1964 directing an episode of I tre volti . While filming in 1964 he met the divorced wife of the Shah of Persia Princess Soraya , with whom he was in a relationship until his death.
The first feature film followed in 1965, the comedy Ménage all'italiana with Ugo Tognazzi and a number of popular actresses. He later made a kind of intellectual version of Brancaleone with Trenel mille , which was shown in a longer version on television. His career ended with the married drama Giuochi particolari .
Indovina died in the plane crash of Alitalia flight 112 in his homeland of Sicily.
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: Three Faces of a Woman (I tre volti) (one episode)
- 1967: The oldest trade in the world (Le plus vieux métier du monde) (one episode)
- 1970: Giucochi particolari
Web links
- Franco Indovina in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on the Taormina Filmfest website (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ DIED: Soraya Esfandiari Bakhtiari . In: Der Spiegel . No. 44 , 2001 ( online ).
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi. Gremese 2002, p. 228.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Indovina, Franco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4th 1972 |
| Place of death | Cinisi |