David Grieco (born 19 September 1951) is an Italian

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and former

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Biography

Grandson of

Ruggero Grieco Ruggero Grieco (19 August 1893 – 23 July 1955) was an Italian politician, antifascist, and member of the Italian Communist Party (''Italian: Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI''). He was born in Foggia, Apulia. Early life Grieco completed high s ...

, one of the founders of the

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, Grieco began his movie career as an actor and worked with directors such as

Franco Zeffirelli Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post-World War II era, ...

and his two mentors

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

and

Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international ...

. Pasolini, who wanted Grieco as his assistant director, has been the most important source of inspiration for Grieco.David Grieco, ''La Macchinazione'', Rizzoli, Milan 2015. At the age of 19, he abandoned his acting career and became a film critic for ''

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''. During his 30s, he started directing

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and

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. In 2004 he directed his first feature film ''

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'', starring

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, while his last film is the 2016 movie '' La macchinazione'', starring

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Filmography

Director

* ''

'' (2004) * '' La macchinazione'' (2016)

Screenwriter

* '' Caruso Pascoski di padre polacco'' (1988, directed by

Francesco Nuti Francesco Nuti (born 17 May 1955) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Prato, Nuti began his professional career as an actor in the late 1970s, when he formed the cabaret group ''Giancattivi'' together with ...

) * ''

Mortacci ''Mortacci'' is a 1989 Italian dark comedy film directed by Sergio Citti. Plot summary In a small town cemetery, the deceased every night host a meeting. They are doomed not to enter the next stage of the afterlife, till the last living human w ...

'' (1989, directed by

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) * ''

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'' (1996, directed by

)

Actor

* ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' (1968, directed by

) * ''

Teorema ''Teorema'', also known as ''Theorem'' ( UK), is a 1968 Italian allegorical film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and starring Terence Stamp, Laura Betti, Silvana Mangano, Massimo Girotti and Anne Wiazemsky. Pasolini's sixth film, it ...

'' (1968, directed by

) * ''

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'' (1968, directed by

) * ''

Hell Ride ''Hell Ride'' is a 2008 American Action film, action/neo-outlaw biker film written and directed by Larry Bishop and starring Bishop, Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper, Eric Balfour, Vinnie Jones, Leonor Varela and David Carradine. It was released und ...

'' (2008, directed by

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)

Awards

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

* 2005:

David di Donatello for Best New Director The David di Donatello Award for Best New Director (Italian: ''David di Donatello per il miglior regista esordiente'') is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the ou ...

nomination for ''

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

* 1997:

Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1948, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'', the association of Italian film critics. History The union of film journalists was found ...

nomination for ''

'' * 2005:

Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. ...

nomination for ''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grieco, David 1951 births Living people Film people from Rome Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters