Roberto Pacini (born 1967 in Florence, Italy) is an Italian director, author and theatre and film producer.

Biography

He lives and works in Rome. In 1987, he attended the ''Bottega Teatrale di Firenze'' (Florentine Theatre School) directed by Vittorio Gassman. In 1993, he was awarded a degree in Drama and Performing Arts at the

Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico (translation: Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts) is a national drama school in Rome, Italy. Founded in 1936 by the theatrical theorist, critic, and writer Silvio D'Amico, the a ...

, the most important Italian performing arts institute for theatre directors and actors.

Theatre

He made his debut as director in 1994 and since 1996 he has been a theatre playwright and director. The range of his performances belongs to the so-called ''Word Theatre''; he developed its qualities creating drama compositions that already determine interpretation key and the work on the Text and on the Actors is essential. In years, he carries out in his own working method and style, visionary and grotesque, and his research gives unusual reading of classic works (

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

, Kafka, Pirandello, Shakespeare) and contemporary authors. Performances, usually located in spaces not appointed to theatre presentations, go beyond the realism dimension and they offer fantastic suggestions, irrational, with strong expressionistic tints. Original soundtracks – by musicians and bands – are always composed for every show. Among the significant titles: ''La Locanda Hauser'' (Hauser Inn) (199

from Guy de Maupassant, Maupassant's tales, ''L'Ospedale dei Mentecatti'' (Hospital for the Insane People) (199

from '' A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'' by Joyce, and ''

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'' (2000) by Bernard-Marie Koltès, the first time on national stages in an unabridged edition. By Koltès, he also realized the first Italian version of ''Heritage'' (2002). In 2003, he has been nominated Artistic Director of ''CTD theatre company'' of Rome and produced Classic Works ( Aeschylus, Shakespeare, Herman Melville) and Italian and International ''New Writing Works''. He has founded and directed ''Cadmo & Armonia theatre company'' (1994) and afterwards ''Il Teatro di Puck'' (Puck's Theatre) (199

Film

Since 2001, he has been also a movie author and producer. In 35 mm movie film, 35 mm and

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production, he cooperated in Italian feature film productions and International co productions, as Producer, Executive Producer and Consulting Producer. Personal projects ( Dv, Betacam), produced by ''Cinepuck

are influenced by his theatrical origins and then they gain surreal and metaphysical dimension, even thanks to old format Super 8 mm film, Super 8 experimentations. In 2001 he produced and directed his first short film ''Dal Diario di un Aiuto Contabile'' (The Diary of an Assistant Bookkeeper), a man and his daily war at work, from Chekhov 's classic tales, presented at Arcipelago International Festival of Short Film and New Images. Among Super 8 works, ''Mr Filipponi'' (2009), the true story of a poet who misses his poems, and ''Balloon'' (2010), a man lost in his thought. ''Sunlight'' (2006), institutional spot celebrating the 50th anniversary of

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(Prix Europa 2006, Berlin), ''Being Fed Up'' (2007), spot against discrimination to women for public service broadcasting, produced by Unesco (Paris), ''For Instance'' (2009), for the World Food Programme fighting hunger worldwide. In 2010, he produced and directed ''Dreams & Colors'', visionary documentary about Piazza Navona in Rome, and ''Gaussian Copula Function

based on Felix Salmon's article published by '' Wired'' about the disaster of

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(2008). In 2012, ''The Man Wearing a Hood'', a tribute to

Rod Serling Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator/on-screen host, best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series ' ...

and '' The Twilight Zone'', and ''The Empty Chair'', for the United Nations Population Fund, music by

Moby Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...

. In 2017 ''FPM'', about some Italian Life imprisonment convicted persons, and in 2018 ''The Enthusiasm of a Child'', the story of "a remained young at heart 75 years old man who his face lightens, like a boy, when he speaks about his recycled bricks” for Circular Economy Stories, an Ecodom project sponsored by Banca Popolare Etica (the most important Italian Ethical banking institution) among others. About the Brexit, he produces ''Not a Good Idea'' (2019) for Brexit Feelings International project and ''13 years later'' on the occasion of the

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, music by Nine Inch Nails, the 2006 Sunlight extended version.

Creative Commons

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, he produced and directed ''The Briefcase'' (2011), about the World Financial crisis of 2007–2010, ''Animals/Man'' (2011), a new spot for Public Service Broadcasting, ''Time'' (2013) against Death Penalty worldwide, ''The Diary of an Assistant Bookkeeper'' (2012–2013), a mini- web series from the original tale by Anton Chekhov, English version of his first short film with new footage, a new editing and music by

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, and ''Shapes'' (2013) on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Bombing of Rome in World War II. In 2015, direction of ''Exit'' an experimental video work presented as "The old and the new, on leaving", music by Chris Zabriskie, American artist he too inspired by Creative Commons and the open source movement. In 2019 he produced ''Sintuit'', "a 2064 television advertisement" but, in fact, a present-day video about the Global warming and in 2020 ''The Mall'', a COVID-19 pandemic experience: “What IF?”.

Late works

Among his late works, ''His Choice'' (2022) and ''Or Other (2020)'', originally produced for the World Health Organization HealthForAll Film Festival, and in 2021 ''The Dusk''''It seems that he is talking, that he is saying something. But what and above all to whom? And he's trying to do something but we don't understand what.''
Another tribute to Rod Serling but with a very open ending. "most set in the Twilight, the time period between astronomical sunset and dusk”.

Selected works

*''At the Night Cafè'' (1993) *''Hauser Inn'' (1994–1997) *''Chekhov from Chekhov'' (1995) *''Hospital for the Insane People'' (1996) *''Mr Agenore and Mr Bordon'' (1997) *''The Night just before the Forests'' (1999) *''The Alchemist of Mantua'' (2000) *''The Winter's Tale'' (2000) *''From an Under Accountant diary'' (2001) *''Sunlight'' (2006) *''Being Fed Up'' (2007) *''Mr Filipponi'' (2009) *''Dreams & Colors'' (2010) *''The Briefcase'' (2011) *''The Empty Chair'' (2012) *''Time'' (2013) *''Shapes'' (2013) *''Exit'' (2015) *''FPM'' (2017) *''The Enthusiasm of a Child'' (2018) *''13 Years later'' (2019) *''The Mall'' (2020) *''The Dusk'' (2021) *''His Choice'' (2022)

References

External links

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Cinepuck Rome film production

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