Libero Bizzarri
Libero Bizzarri (born May 4, 1926 in Montalto delle Marche , Ascoli Piceno province , † March 31, 1986 in San Benedetto del Tronto ) was an Italian journalist and documentary director .
Life
Bizzarri, politically active and journalist, came to Rome in 1949 and worked for L'Avanti! , MondOperaio and Lavoro . 1959 to 1962 he was also active as a film critic ; he also wrote numerous essays on the subject. From the 1950s until 1976 he also made a number of documentaries and some works for television. With it he took part in some festivals; his Boccione ei futuristi was nominated for an Oscar in 1961. For the cinema he was active with an episode of I misteri di Roma and the collaboration film L'Addio a Enrico Berlinguer in 1984.
In 1976 he founded the production company Eagle Cinematografia . A foundation in his name awards a prize for work on the subject of “communication and cinematography”.
Web links
- Libero Bizzarri in the Internet Movie Database (English) (very incomplete)
- Bizzarri at mymovies (Italian)
- Biography at the Bizzarri Foundation (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 60
- ↑ Foundation's website, with a catalog raisonné of his films
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bizzarri, Libero |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian journalist and documentary film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montalto delle Marche , Ascoli Piceno Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1986 |
| Place of death | San Benedetto del Tronto |