Domenico Meccoli (4 January 1913 – 21 November 1983) was an Italian film critic, journalist, screenwriter and occasional actor. Born in Assisi, Meccoli started his career as a journalist and a film critic for the magazine Cinema, and later for several decades he was film critic and chief editor of the magazine Epoca.[1]
Domenico Meccoli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1913 Assisi, Italy |
| Died | 21 November 1983 (aged 70) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Film critic, journalist, screenwriter, actor |
He wrote for nine films between 1939 and 1954.[1] He was a member of the jury at the 16th Venice International Film Festival in 1955,[2] at the 9th Cannes Film Festival in 1956[3] and at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival in 1968.[4] In 1961 and 1962 he served as artistic director of the Venice Film Festival.[1]
Selected filmography
edit- Cardinal Messias (1939)
- Hurricane in the Tropics (1939)
- Flying Squadron (1949)
- Stormbound (1950)
- Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
- I due derelitti (1951)
- Tom Toms of Mayumba (1955, actor)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Morto Meccoli, fu direttore del Festival di Venezia". La Stampa. No. 276. 22 November 1983.
- ^ Enzo Di Martino (2005). The history of the Venice Biennale: 1895- 2005 : visual arts, architecture, cinema, dance, music, theatre. Papiro Arte, 2005. ISBN 8890110449.
- ^ "Festival Cannes: Juries". festival-cannes. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Berlinale 1968: Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 March 2010.