Alessandro D'Alatri
| Alessandro D'Alatri | |
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| Born |
24 February 1955 Rome |
| Occupation | film director, screenwriter |
Alessandro D'Alatri (born 24 February 1955) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and former actor.
Born in Rome, as a teenager D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Vittorio De Sica among others.[1][2] In 1970s he decided to focus on directing, and after a long apprenticeship as a director of commercials,[1] that led him to be awarded for best AD director at the 1987 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity,[2] in 1991 he directed a first feature film, Americano rosso, for which he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director.[1][3] The following No Skin was both a critical and a commercial success,[1] and gave D'Alatri a David di Donatello, a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak d'oro for best screenplay.[3] His 1998 film The Garden of Eden, an apocryphal history of Jesus, was entered into the main competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival.[3]
Filmography
- 1991 : Americano rosso
- 1994 : No Skin
- 1998 : The Garden of Eden
- 2002 : Casomai
- 2005 : The Fever
- 2006 : Commediasexi
- 2010 : Sul mare
References
- 1 2 3 4 Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- 1 2 Glauco Benigni (1987-07-03). "E' italiano, 32 anni il miglior regista di spot dell'anno". La Repubblica. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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