Giacomo Battiato is an Italian film director and writer. One guide to Italian cinema says he:''The History of the Italian Cinema'' (Princeton University Press, 2009), p. ?? Born in

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and married to Anna Zaneva since 1999, he began his career in 1973 on Italian

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TV and ten years later started in cinema with ''I paladini''. His first book, ''Fuori dal cielo'' (1996), won the Prize Domenico Rea. He directed two non-fiction films about

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: '' Karol: A Man Who Became Pope'' (''Karol, un uomo diventato Papa'') in 2005 and '' Karol: The Pope, The Man'' (''Karol, un papa rimasto uomo'') in 2006. He has staged several operas, including Verdi's ''

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'' in Stuttgart, Germany, and Mozart's '' Così fan tutte'' in Naples, Italy. He has also directed special programmes and documentaries, including: ''Expressionismus'', which won the MIFED Gran Prix; a portrait of Pierre Boulez; a film on Italian Design for the

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, New York. He won the Prix UNESCO at the International Festival of Art Film in Paris in 1993. He has also directed award-winning commercials. Such prizes include the One Show Gold Award from the

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, the Andy Award of Excellence from the Advertising Club in New York, and the Lion d'Or at 20th Cannes International Advertising Film Festival. He has taught courses in film direction at the National School of Cinema in Rome.

Filmography

* ''Dentro la casa della vecchia signora'' (1973 TV movie) * '' Il marsigliese'' (1975), starring

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, Lina Polito and

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. Won Best Thriller at the Cattolica Film Festival and Best Director at the Chianciano Film Festival. * ''A Classy Crime'' (1977 TV movie) * ''Il giorno dei cristalli'' (1978 TV movie) * ''Martin Eden'' (1979 TV movie), adapted from

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's novel of the same name, starring Christopher Connelly, Capucine and Vittorio Mezzogiorno * ''Colomba'' (1981 TV movie), adapted from

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's novella of the same name, starring Anne Canovas and Alain Cuny. Won the Flaiano Award for Best Screenplay * ''

Hearts and Armour ''Hearts and Armour'' ( it, I Paladini: Storia d'armi e d'amori) is a 1983 Italian adventure film directed by Giacomo Battiato. It is loosely based on the stories of the Paladins especially the epic poem '' Orlando Furioso'' by Ludovico Ariosto ...

'' (1983), for Warner Brothers. * '' Blood Ties'' (1986), starring Brad Davis, Vincent Spano and Michael Gazzo. Named best TV Movie at the 43rd Venice Film Festival; nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Actor (Vincent Spano). * ''

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'' (1989), starring

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, Valerie Kaprinski and

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. * '' A Violent Life'' (1990), starring

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. Won the Golden Ephebus Award. * ''Diary of a Rapist'' (1995), starring Roberto Zibetti and Isabella Ferrari. Invited to the Berlin, Moscow, Montreal and Stockholm International Film Festivals. * '' La piovra'', (TV) (1997). Won the Critics Award and the Golden Nymph for Best Fiction at the Montecarlo TV International Festival. * '' La piovra'', (TV) (1998) * ''The Young Casanova'' (TV) (2001), starring Stefano Accorsi,

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, Katja Flint,

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. Won the Silver Fipa at the Biarritz International Festival. * '' Entrusted'' (TV) (2003), starring

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, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, and

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. Won Best Actor (Thomas Sangster) at the Montecarlo Festival. * ''Karol, A Man Who Became Pope'' (TV) (2005), starring Piotr Adamczyk, Malgosia Bela, Matt Craven, Michele Placido. Won the Golden Ephebus Award. * ''Karol, The Pope, The Man'' (TV) (2006) * ''Resolution 819'' (2008), starring

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, Karolina Gruszka,

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. Won the Golden Marcus Aurelius award for best film at the Rome International Film Festival 2008; won the European Prize from the French Senate; the François Chalais Prize for Best Film and Best Director; won the Student's Choice Award at the Amnesty International's Movies that Matter Festival at The Hague. * ''The Lying Game'' (''L'Infiltré'') (2010), starring

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. Won the Silver Fipa at the Biarritz Film Festival for Best Film and the Golden Fipa at the Biarritz Film Festival for Best Actor (

). * ''Max e Hélène'' (2015) starring Alessandro Averone,

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* ''

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Publications

;Editor *''Anthology of the European Poetry and Literature at the turn of the century'' (Milan: Mazzotta) ;Novels *''Fuori dal cielo'' (''Out of heaven''). Won the Rea Award and the First Novel Award *''L'amore nel palmo della mano'' (''Love in the palm of the hand'') (Mondadori) in Italy *''39 Colpi di pugnale'' (''39 strikes of a dagger'') (Gaffi, 2010)

References

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