Alessandro D'Alatri (24 February 1955 – 3 May 2023) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He started a career as an actor, and later he enrolled at as a successful career as a film and television director.

Life and career

Born in

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, as a teenager D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with

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, Giorgio Strehler, and

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among others. In the 1970s he decided to focus on directing and, after a long apprenticeship as a director of commercials, including an award for best AD director at the 1987

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, in 1991 he directed his first feature film, '' Red American'', for which he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director. His next film, '' No Skin'' was both a critical and a commercial success, and received a David di Donatello, a

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and a Ciak d'oro for best screenplay. His 1998 film ''

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'', an apocryphal history of

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, was entered into the main competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival. In his later years D'Alatri mainly focused on television, directing some successful TV-series such as '' The Bastards of Pizzofalcone'' and ''Un professore'', both starring Alessandro Gassmann. He also directed several music videos for notable artists such as

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, Renato Zero, and Negramaro. D'Alatri died on 3 May 2023, at the age of 68.

Filmography

* 1991: '' Red American'' * 1994: '' No Skin'' * 1998: ''

'' * 2002: '' Casomai'' * 2005: '' The Fever'' * 2006: '' Commediasexi'' * 2010: '' Sul mare'' * 2017: '

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:DAlatri, Alessandro 1955 births 2023 deaths Italian screenwriters Writers from Rome Film directors from Rome Male actors from Rome Italian male film actors Italian male screenwriters Italian television directors Italian music video directors Ciak d'oro winners David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners