Amelio "Memè" Perlini (8 December 1947 – 5 April 2017) was an Italian actor and
film director
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. His directorial debut, ''
Italian Postcards
''Italian Postcards'' ( it, Cartoline italiane) is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Memè Perlini. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Geneviève Page
* Lindsay Kemp
Lindsay Keith ...
'', was screened in the ''
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
'' section at the
1987 Cannes Film Festival
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.
He directed Teatro La Maschera, of
Rome
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, in his
theatrical adaptation
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Elision and interpolation
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of
Raymond Roussel
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's ''
Locus Solus
''Locus Solus'' is a 1914 French novel by Raymond Roussel.
Plot summary
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"A prominent scientist and inventor, Martial Canterel, ...
'' at
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (La MaMa E.T.C.) is an Off-Off-Broadway theatre founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, African-American theatre director, producer, and fashion designer. Located in Manhattan's East Village, the theatre began in the ...
in
New York City
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in April 1977. The production was co-presented by La MaMa and the
International Theatre Institute
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It has hosted various events through its history, including the Theatre of Nations, an intern ...
, and billed as the First International Theater Festival.
Perlini died in Rome on 5 April 2017, at the age of 69. He seems to have committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of his house.
Filmography
References
External links
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Perlini's page on La MaMa Archives Digital Collections
1947 births
2017 deaths
2017 suicides
Italian male film actors
Italian film directors
Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
Suicides by jumping in Italy
People from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino
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