Leandro Castellani

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Leandro Castellani (born December 1, 1935 in Fano ) is an Italian documentary filmmaker and television director .

Life

Castellani graduated in philosophy from the University of Urbino and graduated as a journalist , first became a film critic and from 1969 worked as a television author of numerous literary adaptations (e.g. Norimberga processo al processo ) and original material (including Le cinque giornate di Milano ). Between 1962 and 1990 he made documentaries and short films . From 1986 he also directed productions, including some interesting films, mostly made for television, such as Don Bosco in 1988 . In 2001 he became one of the directors of the long-running Incantesimo series .

Castellano is also active as a writer and in 2004 made a film on the poetics of John Paul II for the Vatican .

In 1987 he won the Golden Gryphon at the Giffoni Film Festival for Il coraggio da parlare .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1963: L'enignma Oppenheimer (television documentary)
  • 1987: Il coraggio da parlare
  • 1988: Don Bosco (Don Bosco)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 98
personal data
SURNAME Castellani, Leandro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian documentary filmmaker and television director
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Fano