Alessandro D'Alatri

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Alessandro D'Alatri
Alessandro D'Alatri.jpg
Born(1955-02-24)24 February 1955
Rome, Italy
Died3 May 2023(2023-05-03) (aged 68)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active1969–2023

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

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Life and career

Born in Rome, as a teenager D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, and Vittorio De Sica among others. [1] [2] In the 1970s he decided to focus on directing and, after a long apprenticeship as a director of commercials, [1] including an award for best AD director at the 1987 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, [2] in 1991 he directed his first feature film, Red American , for which he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director. [1] [3] His next film, No Skin was both a critical and a commercial success, [1] and received a David di Donatello, a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak d'oro for best screenplay. [3] His 1998 film The Garden of Eden , an apocryphal history of Jesus, was entered into the main competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival. [3]

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. [4] [5] He also directed several music videos for notable artists such as Elisa, Laura Pausini, Renato Zero, and Negramaro. [5] D'Alatri died on 3 May 2023, at the age of 68. [4] [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriter
1991 Red American Check-green.svgDark Red x.svgDirecting debut
1994 No Skin Check-green.svg
1996Il prezzo dell'innocenzaCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDocumentary film
1998 The Garden of Eden Check-green.svg
2002 Casomai Check-green.svg
2005 The Fever Check-green.svg
2006 Commediasexi Check-green.svg
2010 Sul mare Check-green.svg
2017 The Startup Check-green.svg

Television

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriter
1996Ritratti d'autoreCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgEpisode: "Sergio Citti"
1998Alfabeto italianoCheck-green.svgEpisode: "Dio in TV"
2017La legge del numero unoCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgTelevision movie
La scuola della notteCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svg
2018In punta di piediCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svg
The Bastards of Pizzofalcone Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg6 episodes
2021 Inspector Ricciardi Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg6 episodes
Un professore Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg12 episodes

Music videos

YearTitleArtistNotes
2001"Heaven Out of Hell" Elisa
2002"Non è un film" Articolo 31
2005"Mentre tutto scorre" Negramaro
2008"Invece no" Laura Pausini
2009"Ancora qui" Renato Zero
2013"Vieni con me" Chiara
"Alla fine" Renato Zero

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 I fratelli Karamazov IljusaMiniseries (4 episodes)
1970Il ragazzo dagli occhi chiariMarioFeature film
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Teenage GiorgioFeature film

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN   8884401712.
  2. 1 2 Glauco Benigni (3 July 1987). "E' italiano, 32 anni il miglior regista di spot dell'anno". La Repubblica . Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   8877422211.
  4. 1 2 Manca, Mario (3 May 2023). "Addio ad Alessandro D'Alatri, regista di Casomai e Un professore". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "È morto il regista Alessandro D'Alatri". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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