Franco Bottari (5 September 1925 – 4 January 1988) was an Italian set designer, screenwriter and film director.

Life and career

Born in

Caserta Caserta () is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial, and industrial ''comune'' and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Camp ...

, Bottari entered the film industry in 1959 as a

set decorator The set decorator is the head of the set decoration department in the film and television industry, responsible for selecting, designing, fabricating, and sourcing the "set dressing" elements of each set in a Feature Film, Television, or New Media ...

. In 1963 he started an intense career as a costume and set designer, being mainly active in genre films. Occasionally, Bottari also collaborated on screenplays and in 1972 he made his directorial debut with the political drama ''Guernica'' (also known as ''24 ore... non un minuto di più''). Bottari died on 4 January 1988, at the age of 62.

Selected filmography

;Director and screenwriter * ''

Guernica Guernica (, ), official name (reflecting the Basque language) Gernika (), is a town in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain. The town of Guernica is one part (along with neighbouring Lumo) of the mu ...

'' (1972) * ''

Voglia di donna ''Voglia di donna'' (i.e. "Desire of a woman") is a 1978 commedia sexy all'italiana film written and directed by Franco Bottari. It consists of three segments starring Laura Gemser, Rena Niehaus, and Ilona Staller. Plot Bruno and his young Af ...

'' (1978) * '' La vedova del trullo'' (1979) ;Screenwriter * ''

The Young, the Evil and the Savage ''The Young, the Evil and the Savage'' ( it, Nude... si muore, lit=Naked... you die) is a 1968 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Antonio Margheriti. Plot A woman is drowned in a bathtub and then placed in a trunk that lands in a pickup truck ...

'' (1968) * ''

Lips of Lurid Blue ''Lips of Lurid Blue'' ( it, Labbra di lurido blu, also known as ''With Lips of Lurid Blue'' and ''With Lips of Filthy Blue'') is a 1975 erotic drama film written and directed by Giulio Petroni. Plot Traumatised when they were children - she b ...

'' (1975) * ''

Waves of Lust ''Waves of Lust'' ( it, Ondata di piacere, also known as ''A Wave of Pleasure'') is a 1975 Italian erotic thriller-drama film directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring John Steiner and Silvia Dionisio. Plot Irem and Barbara are a young Italian co ...

'' (1975) * ''

Colt 38 Special Squad ''Colt 38 Special Squad'' ( it, Quelli della Calibro 38) is a 1976 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film. This film, by Massimo Dallamano, stars Ivan Rassimov and Marcel Bozzuffi. Plot Turin, Italy mid-1970s. When his wife becomes the latest innocent vi ...

'' (1976) * '' Deadly Chase'' (1978)

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* 1925 births 1988 deaths 20th-century Italian people Italian film directors Set designers Italian screenwriters People from Caserta Italian male screenwriters {{Italy-film-director-stub