Paolo Benvenuti

Paolo Benvenuti
Born 30 January 1946 (1946-01-30) (age 70)
Pisa, Italy
Occupation Director, screenwriter and producer

Paolo Benvenuti (born 30 January 1946) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer.

Life and career

Born in Pisa, before being interested in cinema Benvenuti was active as a painter and a graphic artist.[1] In the late 1960s he started filming shorts, documentaries and experimental films.[1] He made his feature film debut in 1988, with The Kiss of Judas, which he also produced and which was screened at the 45th Venice International Film Festival in the Critics' Week section.[1][2] His cinema is generally characterized by a rigorous and sophisticated style, influenced by paintings and by classical drama theatre.[1] His black-and-white historical drama film Gostanza da Libbiano won the Special Jury Prize at the 2000 Locarno International Film Festival.[3]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. p. 52. ISBN 8884401712.
  2. ↑ Tullio Kezich (September 7, 1988). "Ma chi decide quant'è lungo il naso di Gesù". La Repubblica. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Derek Elley (August 13, 2000). "Locarno fest mulls Muller's exit". Variety. Retrieved 24 February 2014.

Further reading

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