Massimo Martella
Massimo Martella (* 1961 in Taranto ) is an Italian film director and screenwriter .
Martella attended directing courses from Paolo Benvenuti in Pisa and initially presented a few short films. In 1987 he graduated in directing from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia . Five years later he made his cinema debut, Il tuffo , which had a difficult time in the halls during the cinema crisis , but was awarded prizes at the Venice Film Festival . In 1997, La prima volta followed , then a screenplay for Francesco Rosi . After L'ultima lezione , his third film, he mainly wrote books for crime TV series on Italian television.
Martella is not to be confused with the musician of the same name .
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: The Leap (Il tuffo)
- 1997: La prima volta
- 2001: L'ultima lezione
Web links
- Massimo Martella in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Martella at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, p. 270
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martella, Massimo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarent |