Michele Soavi
Michele Soavi (born July 3, 1957 in Milan ) is an Italian actor , screenwriter and film director .
Life
The son of the writer Giorgio dropped out of his studies to pursue his passion for cinema and worked as an actor since the mid-1970s, rarely playing more than minor roles. Soon he also turned to technical aspects and worked as an assistant editor; He was also involved in the production of a film by Marco Modugno , Bambulé , shot on Super 8 . At the beginning of the 1980s Soavi was able to work with his role model Dario Argento , but especially with Joe D'Amato as assistant directorwork together. In 1982 he also worked as a screenwriter and in this role accompanied two productions by D'Amato, who in turn produced Soavi's directorial debut, the horror film Aquarius - Theater des Todes from 1987. His two following films were then produced by Argento and show his clear stylistic influences. In 1993 he filmed Tiziano Sclavis DellaMorte DellAmore . Between 1995 and 1998 he directed numerous commercials and action-oriented thrillers for television , often with Raoul Bova as the protagonist, such as the Ultimo films or in 2007 Nassiryia - Per non dimenticare . In 2006 his film Arrivederci amore, ciao about the time of the Italian Anni di piombo (the 1970s and early 1980s) was released.
He often works with the screenwriter Franco Ferrini . In many cases Soavi also shot based on his own scripts. In the 2010s, he mainly worked on television series. His work includes around two dozen productions.
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1985: Dario Argento's World of Horror (Il Mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento)
- 1987: Aquarius - Theater of Death (Deliria)
- 1989: The Church (La chiesa)
- 1990: The Sect (La Setta)
- 1994: DellaMorte DellAmore (Dellamorte Dellamore)
- 2006: Eiskalt - Arrivederci amore, ciao (Arrivederci amore, ciao)
- Screenwriter
- 1982: Ator - Lord of Fire (Ator l'invincibile)
- actor
- 1980: Alien, the seeds of horror returns (Alien 2 - Sulla terra)
- 1980: A zombie hung on the bell rope (Paura nella città dei morti viventi)
- 1985: Demons 2 (Dèmoni)
- 2007: Milano Palermo - Il ritorno
Web links
- Michele Soavi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Soavi at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi. Rom, Gremese 2002, p. 405
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soavi, Michele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter, film director and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |