Luigi Chiarini

Luigi Chiarini

Luigi Chiarini in 1965
Born 20 June 1900
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Died 12 November 1975 (1975-11-13) (aged 75)
Rome, Lazio
Italy
Occupation Essayist
Director
Screenwriter

Luigi Chiarini (1900–1975) was an Italian film theorist, essayist, screenwriter and film director.

Life and career

Born in Rome, Chiarini wrote extensively about film theory and in 1935 he founded the drama school Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.[1] He later founded and directed the Centro's official journal Bianco e Nero and the magazine Rivista del cinema italiano.[1] In 1961 he was appointed the first chair of film studies in Italy, at the University of Pisa.[1]

Between 1963 and 1968 Chiarini served as artistic director of the Venice International Film Festival.[1] He was also on the jury of the 1937 Venice Film Festival and the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Selected filmography

Director

Screenwriter

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. pp. 79-80.

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