Sergio Capogna
Sergio Capogna (born October 13, 1926 in Rome ; † July 9, 1977 there ) was an Italian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Capogna was imprisoned by the Germans during World War II , but managed to escape. During his beginnings as an actor in Giulio Girola's ensemble shortly after the end of the war , Capogna studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia from 1952 , where he graduated in directing in 1954. He then made several short films , which were also shown at the Venice Film Festival , and made his first feature film in 1959, a somewhat hypothermic and intellectualized film based on a novel by Vasco Pratolini ; a mixture that also marked his three later films until his untimely death, for which he also wrote the books and was responsible for editing .
Filmography (selection)
- 1959: Un eroe del nostro tempo
- 1971: Diary of an Italian (Diario di un Italiano)
Web links
- Sergio Capogna in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Capogna at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to his daughter Lavinia in the Cineteca Nazionale ( Memento from April 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 88
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Capogna, Sergio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1977 |
| Place of death | Rome , Italy |