Emidio Greco
| Emidio Greco | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 October 1938 Leporano, Italy |
| Died |
22 December 2012 (aged 74) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1974-2012 |
Emidio Greco (20 October 1938 – 22 December 2012) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, best known for the 1974 film Morel's Invention.
Life and career
Born in Leporano, Taranto, Greco moved in Turin as a child.[1][2] In 1964 he graduated at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, then, two years later, he started an activity as documentarist for RAI TV.[1] In 1971 he attended Roberto Rossellini accompanying him in Chile for a filmed interview with Salvador Allende.[1] In 1974 Greco made his directorial debut in a feature film with Morel's Invention that, well-received from critics, marked him as a real promise in Italian art cinema.[1] His second film, Ehrengard, filmed in 1982, would be released just in 2002 due to the bankruptcy of the producers;[1] from then he directed six more films, mainly literary works adaptations.[1] In 1991 he was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento award for best screenplay for the film Una storia semplice.[3]
In 2004 Greco, together with Francesco Maselli, founded and organized the "Giornate degli Autori" section at the Venice Film Festival.[1][2] He died in Rome at 74 after a brief illness.[1][4]
Filmography
- Morel's Invention (Italian: L'invenzione di Morel, 1974)
- Ehrengard (1982)
- Un caso d'incoscienza (1984, TV film)
- L'arte e la società (1988, documentary)
- Una storia semplice (1991)
- Milonga (1999)
- The Council of Egypt (Italian: Il consiglio d'Egitto,2003)
- L'uomo privato (2007)
- Notizie dagli scavi (2011)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Morto Emidio Greco il regista con passione". La Repubblica. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- 1 2 "E' morto il regista Emidio Greco Aveva 74 anni". Quotidiano.net. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.
- ↑ Franco Cordelli (23 December 2012). "Addio al regista Emidio Greco Fu un intellettuale del cinema". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 23 December 2012.