Furio Scarpelli
Furio Scarpelli (born December 16, 1919 in Rome , † April 28, 2010 ibid) was an Italian screenwriter . He often worked with Agenore Incrocci (as Age & Scarpelli) . He has been nominated three times for an Oscar .
Life
Scarpelli began his professional career as a satirical illustrator until he met Agenore Incrocci after the war. From then on, Age & Scarpelli formed a busy team of authors in the Italian film industry. First they wrote comedies for Totò , after which they can be seen as the inventor of the Commedia all'italiana , for which they wrote classics by Mario Monicelli , Dino Risi and Pietro Germi . But serious films like Two Glorious Scoundrels (1966) were also made from her books.
Without his partner Incrocci, Scarpelli worked often with the film director Ettore Scola since the late 1960s . Active as a screenwriter until 2009, he was nominated for an Oscar in 1994 for his script for Der Postmann . He had previously received two further nominations in 1965 (for Die Peitsche im Neck ) and 1966 (for Casanova '70 ).
Filmography (selection)
- 1951: OK Nero (OK Nerone)
- 1952: Totò and the women (Totò e le donne)
- 1957: Fathers and Sons (Padri e figli)
- 1958: Law is law (La loi, c'est la loi)
- 1959: It was called the great war ( La grande guerra )
- 1960: The way back (Tutti a casa)
- 1961: raped in chains (A cavallo della tigre)
- 1963: The whip on the neck (I compagni)
- 1963: I mostri
- 1963: Crazy Summer ( Frenesia dell'estate )
- 1965: But, but, gentlemen ... ( Signore & signori )
- 1965: Casanova '70
- 1955: The great battle of Don Camillo ( Don Camillo e l'onorevole Peppone )
- 1966: The incredible adventures of the laudable knight Branca Leone (L'armata Brancaleone)
- 1966: Two glorious scoundrels ( Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo )
- 1968: Riusciranno i nostri eroi a ritrovare l'amico misteriosamente scomparso in Africa?
- 1970: Jealousy in Italian ( Dramma della gelosia )
- 1970: Brancaleone on a crusade to the Holy Land ( Brancaleone alle crociate )
- 1971: Evening without an alibi ( In nome del popolo italiano )
- 1974: We were so in love ( C'eravamo tanto amati )
- 1980: The terrace ( La terrazza )
- 1983: Le Bal - The Dance Palace ( Le Bal )
- 1987: The family ( La famiglia )
- 1994: The Postman ( Il postino )
- 1998: La cena
Web links
- Furio Scarpelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Report of death on repubblica.it
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scarpelli, Furio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 2010 |
| Place of death | Rome |