Piero Vivarelli (26 February 1927 – 7 September 2010) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and lyricist.
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| Born | 26 February 1927 Siena, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 7 September 2010 (aged 83) Rome, Italy |
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Vivarelli was born in Siena. After his father's death in 1942 at the hands of Yugoslav Partisans, Vivarelli joined the Republic of Salò as a young volunteer of the Decima Flottiglia MAS and for a short time was a member of the Italian Social Movement.[1] Later, from 1949 through the 1990s, he was a member of the Italian Communist Party, and was also the only Italian to receive the Communist Party of Cuba's membership card from Fidel Castro.[1] Mainly active in genre films, he is regarded as a key figure in the musicarello genre.[2][3] He was also active as a lyricist of pop songs such as "24.000 baci", and several hits popularized by Adriano Celentano.[1][3]
Selected filmography edit
- Supreme Confession (1956)
- The Wanderers (1956)
- Cavalier in Devil's Castle (1959)
- Rita the American Girl (1965)
- Avenger X (1967)
- Satanik (1968)
References edit
- ^ a b c Giuliana Rotondi. "Trapassati alla storia: Piero Vivarelli". Focus Storia n. 49. November 2010. p. 26.
- ^ Lino Aulenti (2011). Storia del cinema italiano. libreriauniversitaria, 2011. ISBN 978-8862921084.
- ^ a b Maurizio Cabona (9 September 2010). "Morto Vivarelli, re del cinema cult". Il Giornale. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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