Roberto Perpignani (born 20 April 1941) is an Italian film editor.
Roberto Perpignani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 April 1941 |
| Occupation | Film editor |
| Years active | 1962-present |
| Spouse | |
Biography edit
He started his career in 1962 as assistant editor in Orson Welles' The Trial.[1] His first credit as film editor is for Bernardo Bertolucci's Prima della rivoluzione.[2]
He won three David di Donatello for Best Editing, in 1983 for Paolo e Vittorio Taviani's The Night of the Shooting Stars, in 1995 for Michael Radford's Il Postino and in 1997 for Roberto Faenza's Marianna Ucria. Perpignani was also awarded a Premio Bianchi at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival.[3]
Personal life edit
Perpignani was married with film producer Grazia Volpi, who produced many of the Taviani brothers' films, until her death in 2020.
Selected filmography edit
- The Trial (1962)
- Before the Revolution (1964)
- Nessuno mi può giudicare (1966)
- Mi vedrai tornare (1966)
- China Is Near (1967)
- Don Juan in Sicily (1967)
- Man, Pride and Vengeance (1967)
- Partner (1968)
- A Long Ride from Hell (1968)
- Cuore di mamma (1969)
- Battle of Neretva (1969)
- That Splendid November (1969)
- Under the Sign of Scorpio (1969)
- Corbari (1970)
- The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
- Blindman (1971)
- Shadows Unseen (1972)
- Execution Squad (1972)
- Lover of the Great Bear (1972)
- St. Michael Had a Rooster (1972)
- Allonsanfàn (1973)
- Pete, Pearl & the Pole (1974)
- The Divine Nymph (1975)
- Footprints on the Moon (1975)
- Private Vices, Public Pleasures (1976)
- Quanto è bello lu murire acciso (1976)
- Padre Padrone (1977)
- The Meadow (1979)
- A Leap in the Dark (1980)
- Honey (1981)
- Sweet Dreams (1981)
- The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
- Kaos (1984)
- My Dearest Son (1985)
- Salomè (1986)
- The Moro Affair (1986)
- Good Morning, Babylon (1987)
- Young Distance (1988)
- I ragazzi di via Panisperna (1989)
- The Sun Also Shines at Night (1990)
- Fiorile (1993)
- Il Postino: The Postman (1994)
- With Closed Eyes (1994)
- The Elective Affinities (1996)
- Marianna Ucrìa (1997)
- You Laugh (1998)
- Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
- The Fine Art of Love (2005)
- The Lark Farm (2007)
- Hidden Love (2007)
- The Trick in the Sheet (2010)
- Caesar Must Die (2012)
- Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)
- Wondrous Boccaccio (2015)
- Rainbow: A Private Affair (2017)
- Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me (2023)
References edit
- ^ Les Cahiers de la cinémathèque: 75-77. Amis du cinéma de Perpignan et Confrontation, Institut Jean Vigo, 2003.
- ^ Vito Zagarrio. Il cinema della transizione. Marsilio, 2000.
- ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.