Luigi Perelli

Luigi Perelli (born October 26, 1937 in La Spezia ) is an Italian television director , documentary filmmaker and screenwriter .

Life

Perello attended the University of Florence , where he received a degree in political science . He then graduated in 1963 at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in directing; but initially he worked as a journalist and cinema reporter. In 1963 he became editor of the magazine "Comunicazioni di massa". From 1965 onwards, Perelli made a name for himself as a documentary filmmaker who worked on social and historical issues (such as the important Al Fatah - Palestina , Portogallo, nascita della libertà and I giorni di Brescia ). Two years later he worked briefly as an assistant director for four genre films; from 1969 he was himself a director of fictional material, often for television. He only submitted theatrical works three times; however, his work for the screen was influential and extremely popular. Works such as several seasons of the crime series Alone against the Mafia as well as Quei trentasei gradini , Se un giorno buserai and from 2003 to 2010 Un caso di coscienza were created under him .

Filmography (selection)

• 1965: Morte del Gattopardo (documentary)
• 1972: Lo chiamavano Verità
• 1987-2001: Alone against the Mafia (La piovra) (numerous seasons)
• 1988: Una vittoria (TV movie)
• 1991: 18 in one week (18 anni tra un settimana)
• 1997: The Girl Murder (In fondo al cuore)
• 2003–2010: Un caso di coscienza (TV series, 24 episodes)

Web links

• Luigi Perelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Rome, Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, pp. 329/330