Luciano Emmer

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Luciano Emmer with Marina Vlady , Magali Noël and Bernard Fresson (1960)

Luciano Emmer (born January 19, 1918 in Milan , † September 16, 2009 in Rome ) was an Italian film director and screenwriter .

Life

Emmer broke off a law degree and was initially known for documentaries that he shot and produced from 1941; including quite a few on art subjects. With Enrico Gras he founded the “Dolomiti Film” for their production. He worked in this area of ​​his work until his death. In 1950 he turned to the feature film in the style of neorealism with the episode film A Sunday in August . The three follow-up films, including Die Drei vom Spanischen Platz , received above-average reviews.

In 1957 he was involved in the introduction of the 10-minute television program Carosello , which he is considered to have invented; the broadcast in the advertising environment, which experimented with new forms, animation and moderation, was continued until 1977. From the mid-1960s onwards, Emmer turned primarily to television work; He also directed ( Die Diebischen Zwillinge , 6-part series with Alice and Ellen Kessler ) for German television . In 1990 he returned with Basta! Adesso tocca a noi back to the feature film; it was the prelude to a late work that was rich in comparison to its other production output.

Awards

In 1951 Emmer received the Golden Globe Award for the documentary Pictura .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1950: A Sunday in August (Domenica d'agosto)
  • 1951: The Three from Spanish Square (Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna)
  • 1951: Parigi è semper Parigi
  • 1954: Camilla
  • 1954: The last day of school (Terza liceo)
  • 1955: Bigamy is no pleasure (Il bigamo)
  • 1956: Frauennot - Frauenglüc (Il momento più bello)
  • 1961: Girl in the shop window (La ragazza in vetrina)
  • 1990: Basta! Adesso tocca a noi
  • 2001: Una lunga lunga lunga notte d'amore
  • 2003: L'acqua ... il fuoco
  • 2006: Le flame del paradis

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary. The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 2: C - F. John Paddy Carstairs - Peter Fitz. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 162
personal data
SURNAME Emmer, Luciano
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH September 16, 2009
Place of death Rome