Salvatore Piscicelli (born 4 January 1948) is an Italian director, screenwriter and film critic.
Salvatore Piscicelli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1948 |
| Occupation(s) | film director and screenwriter |
Born in Pomigliano d'Arco, after an activity as a film critic, Piscicelli started his film career with some documentary short films shot and set in his hometown.[1][2] His feature debut film, Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy, won several awards including the Silver Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[1][2] His 1981 film Le occasioni di Rosa entered the 38th Venice International Film Festival.[3] In 2001, using only digital supports, he shot Quartetto, the first Italian film to follow the dictates of the avant-garde filmmaking movement "Dogma".[1] His last film is the 2003 biographical drama Alla fine della notte.[4]
Filmography edit
- Immacolata e Concetta, l'altra gelosia (1979)
- Le occasioni di Rosa (1981)
- Blues metropolitano (1985)
- Regina (1987)
- Baby gang (1992)
- Il corpo dell'anima (1999)
- Quartetto (2001)
- Alla fine della notte (2003)
References edit
- ^ a b c Gianni Canova (2005). Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
- ^ a b Lino Miccichè. Storia del cinema italiano: 1977-1985. Bianco & Nero, 2001. ISBN 8831785370.
- ^ Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.
- ^ Paolo D'Agostini (28 June 2003). "Ritratto di un regista alle prese col suo demone". La Repubblica. Retrieved 5 February 2014.