Piero Schivazappa (born 14 April 1935) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Schivazappa entered the film industry in 1959 as an assistant director, collaborating with

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, Mario Monicelli and

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, among others. In 1963, he started collaborating with

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for news reports and documentaries.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Schivazappa made his feature film debut in 1969, with the controversial

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-themed '' The Laughing Woman'', which at the time had many problems with censorship.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . Following the success of his 1973 miniseries ''Vino e pane'', in the following years he focused on television films and TV-series.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. ''Enciclopedia della Televisione''. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. .

Personal life

Schivazappa is married to actress

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Selected filmography

* '' L'Odissea'' (TV, 1968) * '' The Laughing Woman'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1975) * '' Dov'è Anna?'' (TV, 1976) * '' Lady of the Night'' (1986) * '' An American Love'' (TV, 1994)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schivazappa, Piero 1935 births Living people Italian film directors Italian television directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters People from the Province of Parma 20th-century Italian people