Roberto Russo (director)
Roberto Russo (born September 28, 1947 in Rome ) is an Italian film director and producer .
Life
Russo began his professional career as a photographer. In this function he was also engaged in the mid-1970s for the stills of some film productions. In 1983 he presented his first film Flirt as a director, producer and screenwriter , for which he was awarded the David di Donatello in 1984 for best directorial debutant. In this film about a menage a trois , his partner Monica Vitti played the leading role. After a series of critically acclaimed short films, she also made his second (and last) work three years later, Francesca e mia . Another three years later, Russo was the producer and writer of Vitti's own Scandalo segreto .
Russo and Vitti married in 2000 after a 27-year relationship.
Filmography
- 1983: Flirt
- 1986: Francesca e mia
- 1989: Scandalo segreto (production, book)
Web links
- Roberto Russo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, p. 376
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Russo, Roberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |