Franco Brusati
Franco Brusati | |
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Born | |
Died | 28 February 1993 | (aged 72)
Resting place | Cimitero Monumentale di Milano |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | |
Occupation |
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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 |
Franco Brusati (Milan, 4 August 1920 – Rome, 28 February 1993) was an Italian screenwriter and director.[1]
Biography[]
He directed international awarded film hit Bread and Chocolate, one of the finest examples of Commedia all'italiana films in the 1970s.
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 | ||
Art. 519 codice penale | 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 | ||
Yes | No | No | |||
1964 | Amori pericolosi | Yes | No | No | "La ronda" segment |
1968 | Romeo and Juliet | Yes | No | No | Co-written with 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 | |
Yes | No | No | Television film | ||
1970 | Tulips of Haarlem | Yes | Yes | No | Co-written with |
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 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 | 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 | 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 |
References[]
- ^ Gino Moliterno (29 September 2008). Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-8108-6254-8.
- ^ "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ "CHRONOLOGY OF DAVID DI DONATELLO AWARDS". daviddidonatello.it. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1983 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
External links[]
- Official website
- Franco Brusati at IMDb
- Franco Brusati, Italian Director Of Movies and Plays, Dies at 66
- Twentieth-century Italian Literature in English Translation - page 138
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 1993 deaths
- Film people from Milan
- Italian film directors
- 20th-century Italian screenwriters
- Italian male screenwriters
- 20th-century Italian male writers
- Italian film director stubs