Franco Bernini

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Franco Bernini
Born (1954-06-05) 5 June 1954 (age 67)
Occupationfilm director and screenwriter

Franco Bernini (born in 1954) is an Italian director and screenwriter.

Born in Viterbo, Bernini entered the cinema industry in 1987 as a sound screenwriter, and was a close collaborator of Carlo Mazzacurati and Daniele Luchetti. [1] After directing two television films, in 1997 he directed The Grey Zone , for which he won the Grolla d'oro for best screenplay. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN   8884401712.
  2. David Rooney (November 9, 1997). "Grolle d'Oros tap Gaudino's 'Moonspins'". Variety . Retrieved 12 June 2014.