Giovanni Barrella
Giovanni Barrella (born November 30, 1884 in Milan , † September 23, 1967 in Erba ) was an Italian film director .
Life
Barrella was the son of a major in the Napoleonic infantry and attended the Academy of Fine Arts before starring in Piedmontese dialect comedies alongside Carlo Rota and later Edoardo Ferravilla . This was followed by an engagement at the Teatro Argentina in Rome and for the Compagnia Lombarda by Alberto Colantuoni ; Finally he founded in 1927 his own dialect troupe and staged the first thing El Nost Milan by Carlo Bertolazzi . In 1931 he founded another group which, with Paolo Bonecchio , was mainly devoted to amateur drama. Several pieces and poems from his pen have been published.
Barrella, "El Brumista" (= "the coachman"), was rarely seen in cinema roles; if so, then he mostly played Lombard men as character characters in dramas.
In addition to his acting and writing activities, Barrella was also known as a painter.
Filmography (selection)
- 1912: Le dame nere
- 1951: Incantesimo tragico
Web links
- Giovanni Barrella in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.milanesiabella.it/barrella_bio_el.htm
- ^ Roberto Chiti, article Giovanni Barrella , in: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. Gremese 1998, p. 43
- ↑ Entry at famiglia artistica milanese (Italian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barrella, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 1967 |
| Place of death | Erba |