Massimo Pirri
Massimo Pirri (born November 10, 1945 in Campagnano di Roma , † June 21, 2001 in Rome ) was an Italian film director , screenwriter and documentary filmmaker .
Life
Pirri was seen in small roles as an actor while he was studying engineering and then worked as an assistant director to Luciano Emmer and Folco Quilici . In 1972 he presented his debut work, the documentary Mattanza , which was followed by several other works of this format. He was also employed in advertising. In 1975 he released his first of only five feature films, Càlamo , the story of two siblings whose life plans are very different. In Italia: Ultimo atto? In 1977 he was one of the first to deal with the ties between Italian terrorists and the police apparatus, in his controversial L'immoralità from the following year, which was described as the best work and the unusual story of a serial killer with whom a girl falls in love. Film critic Morando Morandini - uncle of one of the screenwriters - wrote that Pirri "did not direct the film, he committed it". Eroina from 1980 is set in the world of drug addiction, outlines the sad end of a rebellious generation and starred Helmut Berger . Pirri's last film was made in 1986 and is an adventure film with no merits. His last project, the short documentary Il mestiere dello sceneggiature , is dedicated to the screenwriter Tonino Guerra , with whose participation it was also created. In his last years he dealt with stories of religious subjects.
Filmography
- 1975: Càlamo
- 1977: Terror Street (Italia: Ultima atto?)
- 1978: L'immoralità
- 1980: Hell trip to the afterlife (Eroina)
- 1986: The Secret of the Lost Tomb (Meglio baciare un cobra)
Web links
- Massimo Pirri in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary in the archive of the Corriere della Sera
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of his films on the occasion of a retrospective in the Cineteca Nazionale
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, p. 338
- ↑ Cinema: È morto Pirri, regista di 'Italia: Ultimo atto?', June 21, 2001
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pirri, Massimo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campagnano di Roma |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 2001 |
| Place of death | Rome |