Luigi Faccini
Luigi Monardo Faccini (born November 18, 1939 in Lerici ) is an Italian documentary filmmaker , film director and screenwriter .
Life
Faccini graduated in economics and began his professional work as a film critic for publications such as "Filmcritica", the "Cinema & Film" he founded, and for "Nuovi Argumenti". From 1968 he worked for the Rai as a director of contributions for a number of television formats, mostly historical ones. Faccini made his first television film in 1971; In addition to his documentaries, he kept returning to feature films throughout his career, often writing the script.
He had the greatest success with Il garofano rosso 1975, originally broadcast as a three-part television film , which was shown in an abridged form as a feature at the San Sebastián film festival. In 1985 Faccini won the Italian Nastro d'Argento film award for Inganni .
Faccini is producer Marina Piperno's partner . Since 1997 he has published books regularly.
Filmography (selection)
- 1969: Il libro bianco (documentary, television)
- 1975: Il garofano rosso
- 1985: Inganni
- 1990: Casa del marmo (documentary film)
- 1998: Giamaica
Web links
- Website Faccini and his wife Marina Piperno
- Luigi Faccini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Faccini at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 165
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Faccini, Luigi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Faccini, Luigi Monardo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian documentary filmmaker, film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lerici |