Silvano Agosti
Silvano Agosti (born March 23, 1938 in Brescia ) is an Italian film editor and film director .
Life
As a 1962 graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (CSC), Agosti initially devoted himself to film editing , which he also studied at the State Institute in Moscow . After starting out as a director in documentary films in 1959, he was involved as an editor in numerous films from 1963 onwards, including Marco Bellocchio's With his fist in his pocket . After directing his first own feature film in 1967, which was only released in abridged form, he turned increasingly to directing as an independent filmmaker from the mid-1970s and made around 15 feature films in addition to documentaries and television productions , which are rarely seen outside of Italy were. His most famous film is probably Runaway America (1982).
From 1976 to 1978 he worked as a lecturer for film editing at the CSC.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1967: Il giardino delle delizie
- 1970: NP il segreto
- 1975: None or all (Matti da slegare)
- 1984: D'amore si vive
- 1982: Runaway America
- 1992: Uova di garofano
- 2001: La ragion pura
editor
- 1965: With my fist in my pocket (I pugni in tasca)
- 1968: The Devil's Bliss (Grazie zia)
- 1974: The insatiable woman (Donna è bello)
- 1977: Antonio Gramsci - The years in prison (Antonio Gramsci: i giorni del carcere)
Web links
- Silvano Agosti in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Agosti's website
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 14
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Agosti, Silvano |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film editor and film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brescia , Italy |