Giovanni Scognamillo

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Giovanni Scognamillo (born April 25, 1929 in Istanbul , † October 8, 2016 in Başakşehir ) was a Turkish film critic and actor who belonged to the Levantine community .

Life

Scognamillo was born into a family of Italian - Greek origin; his father Leone was the son of an immigrant from Naples , and his mother came from the Genoese settlers from Tinos . Since his father manager of the cinema theater Elhamra Sineması of Beyoğlu was Giovanni has already been introduced early in the world of cinema. After graduating from Liceo Italiano high school , he started writing Italian language cinema articles for various media . By 1961 his career began in the Turkish language press .

Scognamillo was the author of several books on the history of cinema, as well as various subjects such as sorcery and divination. In 2014 he worked as a lecturer on Turkish film at Bahçeşehir University . Furthermore, he also had some appearances as an actor in Turkish film productions.

Filmography

  • 1965: Sevmek seni
  • 1966: Criminal
  • 1967: Silahlari ellerinde öldüler
  • 1967: Söyleyin genç kizlara
  • 1979: Süpermenler
  • 1981: Lo scoiattolo
  • 1994: L'alba è vicina (short film)
  • 1995: Karanlik sular
  • 1995: Bay E
  • 1996: Istanbul under my wings (Istanbul kanatlarimin altinda)
  • 1997: Kusatma altinda ask

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Turkey's 'Count Dracula' dies aged 87
  2. ↑ Sinemaya Adanmış Bir Hayat: Giovanni Scognamillo ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sinepil.org
personal data
SURNAME Scognamillo, Giovanni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish film critic and actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Istanbul
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 2016
Place of death Basakşehir