Pietro Marcello

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Pietro Marcello
Born (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976 (age 46)
OccupationFilm director
Years active2004–present

Pietro Marcello (born 2 July 1976) is an Italian film director. [1] He has directed more than eight documentary films since 2004. In 2015 he directed his first fiction film, Lost and Beautiful . Several of his films have been presented at international film festivals and have received various awards and nominations.

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Selected filmography

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes
2007Crossing the LineIl passaggio della lineadocumentary
2009 The Mouth of the Wolf La bocca del lupodocumentary
2011The Silence of PelesjanIl silenzio di Pelesjandocumentary
2015 Lost and Beautiful Bella e perduta
2019 Martin Eden
2021For LucioPer Luciodocumentary
2022 Scarlet L’envol

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References

  1. "Archive Fever: The Films of Pietro Marcello". cinema-scope.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.