Ugo Chiti
Ugo Chiti (born February 13, 1943 in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa , Province of Florence ) is an Italian screenwriter and film director .
Life
In 1970 Chiti was one of the founders of the Teatro in Piazza , which dedicated itself to folk plays and dialect . From 1982, after he had already equipped two films, he was director of the Arca Azzurra Teatro , which he founded, with which he staged pieces such as Visita a Kafka or his own works such as La provincia di Jimmy and many others.
From 1986 to 1988 he worked on other sets for film, and from 1990 he wrote a considerable number of screenplays, often for Francesco Nuti , but also for Alessandro Benvenuti and Giovanni Veronesi . In 2008 he wrote an outstanding and award-winning film with Gomorrah . In 1996 and 1998 he also directed two films: Albergo Roma based on his play Allegretto… per bene ma non troppo and the story of a single mother in Italy in the 1950s, La seconda moglie .
Chiti's scripts have received multiple awards.
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: Dear Cousin (Belle al bar)
- 2005: Manual of Love (Manuale d'amore)
- 2008: Gomorrah - Journey into the realm of the Camorra (Gomorrah)
- 2009: Italians (Italians)
- 2018: Dogman
Awards
- 1994, 2003, 2009: three times David di Donatello for Per amore, solo per amore , L'inbalsamatore , Gomorra
- 1995, 2006: twice the Nastro d'Argento for Belle al bar , Manuale d'amore
- 1996: Kodak Award at the Venice Film Festival for Albergo Roma
- 2008: Silver Hugo from the Chicago International Film Festival for Gomorrah
- 2008: European Film Award for Gomorrah
Web links
- Ugo Chiti in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Chiti at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.culturaspettacolovenezia.it/index.php?iddoc=9223 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 109
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chiti, Ugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tavarnelle Val di Pesa , Province of Florence |