Romano Scavolini

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Romano Scavolini
Born (1940-06-18) 18 June 1940 (age 82) [1]
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, scriptwriter, cinematographer
Years active1958–present
Notable work Nightmare , A White Dress for Marialé

Romano Scavolini (born 18 June 1940) is an Italian film director and the younger brother of screenwriter Sauro Scavolini.

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Career

He has been directing since the 1960s. Most of his films are shot independently and with an experimental style. [2] His best known horror films are Nightmare (1981), a gruesome horror film that was banned as a video nasty in the UK, and his 1972 A White Dress for Marialé . [3]

Filmography

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References

  1. IMDb. "Romano Scavolini". IMDb. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. di Marino, Bruno. "Le belle prove di Romano Scavolini – Il cinema Underground". Tiscalinet (in Italian). Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. "A-Z of Video Nasties". Hysteria Lives!. Retrieved 11 August 2019.