Franco Brusati
Italian screenwriter and director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and director.[1]
Franco Brusati | |
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Franco Brusati c. 1964 | |
Born | |
Died | 28 February 1993 70) | (aged
Resting place | Cimitero Monumentale di Milano |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1948–1989 |
Awards | David di Donatello for Best Film 1974 Bread and Chocolate 1979 To Forget Venice |
Website | francobrusati |
Biography
He directed the internationally commended film hit Bread and Chocolate, one of the finest examples of Commedia all'italiana films in the 1970s.[according to whom?][citation needed]
In 1979, his film To Forget Venice was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 52nd Academy Awards.[2] In Italy, the film was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Film.[3]
In 1983, Brusati was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Writer | Director | Other | |||
1948 | Under the Sun of Rome | No | No | Yes | Second assistant director |
1950 | Sunday in August | Yes | No | No | |
The Accusation | Yes | No | No | ||
Il Brigante Musolino | Yes | No | No | ||
1951 | Honeymoon Deferred | Yes | No | Yes | Assistant director |
Without a Flag | Yes | No | No | ||
Anna | Yes | No | No | ||
1952 | The Machine to Kill Bad People | Yes | No | No | |
Wife for a Night | Yes | No | No | ||
The Three Pirates | Yes | No | No | ||
Article 519, Penal Code | Yes | No | No | ||
Sunday Heroes | Yes | No | No | ||
1953 | The Unfaithfuls | Yes | No | No | |
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair | Yes | No | No | Uncredited | |
Too Young for Love | Yes | No | No | ||
1954 | 100 Years of Love | Yes | No | No | |
The Three Thieves | Yes | No | No | ||
Ulysses | Yes | No | No | ||
Human Torpedoes | Yes | No | No | Uncredited | |
1955 | Il padrone sono me | Yes | Yes | No | Directorial debut |
1960 | Run with the Devil | Yes | No | No | |
1962 | Disorder | Yes | Yes | No | |
Violent Life | Yes | No | No | ||
Smog | Yes | No | No | ||
1964 | Amori pericolosi | Yes | No | No | "La ronda" segment |
1968 | Romeo and Juliet | Yes | No | No | Co-written with Masolino D'Amico and Franco Zeffirelli |
Black Jesus | Yes | No | No | Co-written with Valerio Zurlini | |
The Girl Who Couldn't Say No | Yes | Yes | No | Co-written with Ennio De Concini | |
La pietà di novembre | Yes | No | No | Television film | |
1970 | Tulips of Haarlem | Yes | Yes | No | Co-written with Sergio Bazzini |
Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli | No | No | Yes | Support | |
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis | Yes | No | No | Uncredited | |
1974 | Bread and Chocolate | Yes | Yes | No | David di Donatello for Best Film Awarded the European David at the 19th David di Donatello Awards Awarded the Silver Bear at the 1974 Berlin Film Festival Co-written with Jaja Fiastri and Nino Manfredi |
1978 | Lundi la fête | Yes | No | No | Television film |
1979 | To Forget Venice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Producer David di Donatello for Best Film Nominated – Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Co-written with Jaja Fiastri |
1982 | The Good Soldier | Yes | Yes | No | Nominated – Golden Lion Award at the 39th Venice International Film Festival Co-written with Ennio De Concini |
1989 | The Sleazy Uncle | Yes | Yes | No | Nominated – Nastro d'Argento for Best Director Nominated – Globo d'oro for Best Film Co-written with Piero De Bernardi and Leonardo Benvenuti |
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