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,
Michael Cimino and
Francesco Rosi, 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
Italo Calvino (, ; ;. RAI (circa 1970), retrieved 25 October 2012. 15 October 1923 – 19 September 1985) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include the ''Our Ancestors'' trilogy (1952–1959), the '' Cosm ...
's original story and with puppets drawn by
Renato Guttuso.
After several documentary films, Andò made his feature debut film in 2000, with ''
Il manoscritto del Principe'', produced by
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperRes ...
.
[ His debut novel, ''Il trono vuoto'', won the Campiello prize for best first work;][ from the novel he derived the film '' Viva la libertà'', with whom he won the David di Donatello for Best Script and the ]Nastro d'Argento
The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...
for Best Screenplay.
Filmography
* '' The Prince's Manuscript'' (''Il manoscritto del principe'', 2000)
* '' Strange Crime'' (''Sotto falso nome''/''Le prix du désir'', 2004)
* '' Secret Journey'' (''Viaggio segreto'', 2006)
* '' Long Live Freedom'' (''Viva la libertà'', 2013)
* '' The Confessions'' (''Le confessioni'', 2016)
* ' (''Una storia senza nome'', 2018)
* '' The Hidden Child'' (''Il bambino nascosto'', 2021)
* '' Strangeness'' (''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