Roberto Andò (born 11 January 1959) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and author.
Life and career
Born in
Palermo
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, Andò debuted as assistant director, working with
Francis Ford Coppola
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,
Federico Fellini
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,
Michael Cimino
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and
Francesco Rosi
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, among others.
[Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. .] In 1986 he debuted on stage directing '' La foresta-radice- labirinto'', a puppet theater work based on an
Italo Calvino
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's original story and with puppets drawn by
Renato Guttuso
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.
After several documentary films, Andò made his feature debut film in 2000, with ''
Il manoscritto del Principe'', produced by
Giuseppe Tornatore
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.
[ His debut novel, ''Il trono vuoto'', won the ]Campiello prize
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A Jury of Literary Experts (''Giuria di letterati'' in Italian) identifies books published during the year and, in a public hearing, selects five of those as finalists. These books ar ...
for best first work;[ from the novel he derived the film '']Viva la libertà
''Long Live Freedom'' ( it, Viva la libertà) is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Roberto Andò. It won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay and the David di Donatello for Best Script and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting ...
'', with whom he won the David di Donatello
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for Best Script and the Nastro d'Argento
The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...
for Best Screenplay.
Filmography
* ''The Prince's Manuscript
''The Prince's Manuscript'' ( it, Il manoscritto del Principe) is a 2000 Italian biographical drama film. It marked the feature film debut of Roberto Andò.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . It won the ...
'' (''Il manoscritto del principe'', 2000)
* '' Strange Crime'' (''Sotto falso nome''/''Le prix du désir'', 2004)
* '' Secret Journey'' (''Viaggio segreto'', 2006)
* ''Long Live Freedom
''Long Live Freedom'' ( it, Viva la libertà) is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Roberto Andò. It won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay and the David di Donatello for Best Script and the David di Donatello for Best Supporting A ...
'' (''Viva la libertà'', 2013)
* '' The Confessions'' (''Le confessioni'', 2016)
* ' (''Una storia senza nome'', 2018)
* ' (''Il bambino nascosto'', 2021)
* ' (''La stranezza'', 2022)
References
Further reading
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External links
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1959 births
Writers from Palermo
Italian film directors
Living people
20th-century Italian screenwriters
21st-century Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
Film people from Palermo