Giacomo Scarpelli (born 23 May 1956), son of

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, is an Italian scholar in

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and

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Early life

Scarpelli was born in Rome, Italy. He obtained a Ph.D. in Philosophy at the

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, and carried out further research and studies in England and the United States.

Career

Scarpelli is a Fellow of the

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and the

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and teaches

at the

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. He is the author of books about philosophy and science, including: ''Il Cranio di Cristallo. Evoluzione della specie e spiritualismo'' (1993), ''Il dio solo. Alle origini del monoteismo'' (1997), ''La scimmia, l’uomo e il superuomo. Nietzsche: evoluzioni e involuzioni'' (2008), ''Ingegno e congegno. Sentieri incrociati di filosofia e scienza'' (2011). He also published the essay "Hippos e Homo", about natural philosophy of horse (in "Passaggi", ed. by B. Cavarra e V. Rasini, 2011), and he edited works by Kant, Darwin, Bergson. As a screenwriter, he served his apprenticeship with his father

. With the screenplay of ''

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'' (The Postman, 1994) he earned an

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nominationS. Bizio, Italian Cinema at the Academy Award, Roma, Italia Cinema 2001, p.173. as well as a nomination at the

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. He wrote script for

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: ''Romanzo di un giovane povero'' (1995) and ''La Cena'' (1998) (both winner of Grolla d'oro at the Festival of St. Vincent) and ''Concorrenza Sleale'' (2001, Unfair Competition) (Flaiano Prize). Other scripts by Giacomo Scarpelli are: ''

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'' (1989, ''Time to Kill'', directed by

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, starring

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), ''Testimone a rischio'' (1997, An eyewitness account, directed by ''Pasquale Pozzessere''), ''Opopomoz'' (2003, a cartoon directed by ''Enzo D’Alò'') ''N. Io e Napoleone'' (2006, directed by

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), Christine Cristina (2009), the first film directed by

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and Tormenti (2011), from the graphic novel by his father

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scarpelli, Giacomo 1956 births Writers from Rome Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian male non-fiction writers 20th-century Italian historians University of Florence alumni Academic staff of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Living people 21st-century Italian historians Ciak d'oro winners