Roberto Andò (born 11 January 1959) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and author.
Roberto Andò | |
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| Born | 11 January 1959 Palermo, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and screenwriter |
Life and career edit
Born in Palermo, Andò debuted as assistant director, working with Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, Michael Cimino and Francesco Rosi, among others.[1][2] In 1986 he debuted on stage directing La foresta-radice- labirinto, a puppet theater work based on an Italo Calvino's original story and with puppets drawn by Renato Guttuso.[1][3] After several documentary films, Andò made his feature debut film in 2000, with Il manoscritto del Principe, produced by Giuseppe Tornatore.[1][2] His debut novel, Il trono vuoto, won the Campiello prize for best first work;[2][4] from the novel he derived the film Viva la libertà, with whom he won the David di Donatello for Best Script[5] and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay.[6]
Filmography edit
- The Prince's Manuscript (Il manoscritto del principe, 2000)
- Strange Crime (Sotto falso nome/Le prix du désir, 2004)
- Secret Journey (Viaggio segreto, 2006)
- Long Live Freedom (Viva la libertà, 2013)
- The Confessions (Le confessioni, 2016)
- The Stolen Caravaggio (Una storia senza nome, 2018)
- The Hidden Child (Il bambino nascosto, 2021)
- Strangeness (La stranezza, 2022)
References edit
- ^ a b c Mario Di Caro (1 September 2002). "Roberto Andò". La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ a b c Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 9788831795999.
- ^ Rodolfo Di Giammarco (31 March 1987). "calvino-guttuso-incontro-nella-magia". La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Il trono vuoto di Roberto Andò vince il Campiello Opera Prima". La Repubblica. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Silvia Fumarola (14 June 2013). "Sei David per Giuseppe Tornatore trionfa ai David di Donatello 2013". La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Alessandra Vitali (6 July 2013). "Nastri d'argento, l'appello di Andò: "Ripristinare tax credit, pronti a boicottare Venezia"". La Repubblica. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
Further reading edit
- Marco Olivieri (2012). La memoria degli altri. Il cinema di Roberto Andò. Kaplan, 2013. ISBN 978-88-89908-71-6.
External links edit
- Roberto Andò at IMDb