Alessandro D'Alatri
Alessandro D'Alatri | |
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| Born | 24 February 1955 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 3 May 2023 (aged 68) |
| Occupation(s) | film director, screenwriter |
Alessandro D'Alatri (24 February 1955 – 3 May 2023) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He started a career as an actor, and later he enrolled at as a successful career as a film and television director.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Rome, as a teenager D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, and Vittorio De Sica among others.[1][2] In the 1970s he decided to focus on directing and, after a long apprenticeship as a director of commercials,[1] including an award for best AD director at the 1987 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity,[2] in 1991 he directed his first feature film, Red American, for which he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director.[1][3] His next film, No Skin was both a critical and a commercial success,[1] and received 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]
In his later years D'Alatri mainly focused on television, directing some successful TV-series such as The Bastards of Pizzofalcone and Un professore, both starring Alessandro Gassmann.[4][5] He also directed several music videos for notable artists such as Elisa, Laura Pausini, Renato Zero, and Negramaro.[5] D'Alatri died on 3 May 2023, at the age of 68.[4][5]
Filmography
[edit]- 1991: Red American
- 1994: No Skin
- 1998: The Garden of Eden
- 2002: Casomai
- 2005: The Fever
- 2006: Commediasexi
- 2010: Sul mare
- 2017: The Startup
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- ^ a b Glauco Benigni (3 July 1987). "E' italiano, 32 anni il miglior regista di spot dell'anno". La Repubblica. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
- ^ a b Manca, Mario (3 May 2023). "Addio ad Alessandro D'Alatri, regista di Casomai e Un professore". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "È morto il regista Alessandro D'Alatri". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
