Pasquale Prunas
Pasquale Prunas (* 1924 in Sardinia ; † August 12, 1985 in Rome ) was an Italian journalist , photographer and documentary filmmaker .
Life
Prunas started as a journalist in 1945. For almost two years he was editor-in-chief of the magazine "Sud", which he founded with friends and in which he published works by Patroni Griffi , Sartre and Rocco Scotellaro, among others . After moving to Milan, he worked for Il Messaggero , then for Le Ore, which he founded in 1953, and finally for the television station RTI.
As a documentary filmmaker, he presented a work on Benito Mussolini in 1961 and, after a short China documentary, the report Italiani come noi two years later . He also wrote some television episodes of series for the screen.
Anna Maria Ortese published her correspondence with Prunas in 2006.
Filmography
- 1961: The Duce - Caesar Benito Mussolini (Benito Mussolini)
- 1962: I tamburi di Cina (short film)
- 1963: Italiani come nou
Web links
- Pasquale Prunas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in La Repubblica of August 13, 1985
- ^ Roberto Poppi: I registi dal 1930 ai nostri giorni. Rome, Gremese 2002, pp. 348/349
- ^ Anna Maria Ortese: Alla luce del Sud: Lettere a Pasquale Orunas . Milan 2006
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prunas, Pasquale |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian journalist, photographer and documentary filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sardinia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1985 |
| Place of death | Rome |