Lidia Ravera (born 6 February 1951 in
Turin
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writer, journalist, essayist and screenwriter.
Ravera has been a regular contributor to the italian edition of ''
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''. Her most popular novel, ''Porci con le ali'' ("''Winged Pigs''"), dealt with the disillusionment of her generation with the ideals of the late 1960s. In 1977 Ravera wrote a
film adaptation
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of the book.
Bibliography
*''Porci con le ali'' (1976, with )
*''Ammazzare il tempo'' (1978)
*''Bambino mio'' (1979)
*''Bagna i fiori e aspettami'' (1986)
*''Per funghi'' (1987)
*''Se dico perdo l'America'' (1988)
*''Voi grandi'' (1990)
*''Tempi supplementari'' (1990)
*''Due volte vent'anni'' (1992)
*''In quale nascondiglio del cuore: lettera a un figlio adolescente'' (1993)
*''Il paese di Eseap'' (1994)
*''Sorelle'' ("Sisters", 1994)
*''I compiti delle vacanze'' (1997)
*''Nessuno al suo posto'' (1998)
*''Maledetta gioventù'' (1999)
*''Né giovani né vecchi'' (2000)
*''Un lungo inverno fiorito e altre storie'' (2001)
*''Il paese all'incontrario'' (2002)
*''La festa è finita'' (2002)
*''Il freddo dentro'' (2003)
*''In fondo, a sinistra...'' (2005)
Screenplays
*''
Porci con le ali
''Pigs Have Wings'' ( it, Porci con le ali) is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Paolo Pietrangeli and based on the book of the same name by Lidia Ravera and . It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Franco ...
'' (1977)
*''Maschio Femmina Fiore Frutto'' (1979)
*''Oggetti smarriti'' (1980)
*''Adamo ed Eva, la prima storia d'amore'' (1982)
*''Pathos - un sapore di paura'' (1987)
*''
Fair Game'' (1988)
*''
32 dicembre'' (1988)
*''Amori in corso'' (1989)
*''Due madri per Rocco'' (1994)
*''Dopo la tempesta'' (1995)
*''Due volte vent'anni'' (1995)
*''Un nero per casa'' (1998)
*''Il Dolce Rumore Della Vita'' (1999)
*''Una vita in gioco'' (TV series)
*''Una vita in gioco 2. Dopo la tempesta'' (TV series)
Theater
* ''Comprami!'' (2012, with
Marco Fusi)
* ''Nuda proprietà'' (2014).
References
External links
Official website"Lidia Ravera"
''scrittoriperunanno'' RAI
1951 births
Living people
Writers from Turin
Italian women journalists
Italian women writers
Italian screenwriters
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