Ugo Chiti

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Ugo Chiti
Ugo Chiti - Forte Belvedere - Firenze - settembre 2023 - J.bucciantini.jpg
Chiti in 2023
Born13 February 1943 (1943-02-13) (age 81)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter
Playwright

Ugo Chiti (born 13 February 1943) is an Italian screenwriter, playwright, stage and film director.

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Life and career

Born in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, Chiti started his career in 1970 with Pier'Alli's Society for Theatre Research. [1] He later founded Teatro in piazza ('Theater in the Square'), a stage company focused in folk and dialect theatre, and collaborated with Affratellamento Theater in Florence. [1] In 1983, he founded the Arkhè theater and began a long collaboration with the Arca Azzurra stage company, of which he became the main dramatist. [1] In theater, he is best known for the trilogy of dramas La terra e la memoria ('The land and the memory', 1987-1993), a portrait of 50 years of Italian history, of which he adapted the first chapter Allegretto into the film Albergo Roma in 1996. [1]

After serving as costume and production designer in a few films, Chiti started his career as a screenwriter with Willy Signori e vengo da lontano by Francesco Nuti. [2] [3] In the following years, he became a close collaborator of Nuti, Alessandro Benvenuti and Giovanni Veronesi. [2] Starting from 2003, he is a regular collaborator of Matteo Garrone. [3]

During his career Chiti won numerous awards, notably six David di Donatello, two Silver Ribbons, a Globo d'oro and an European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. [3] [4] [5]

Selected filmography

Further reading

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References

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  2. 1 2 Poppi, Roberto (2002). "Chiti, Ugo". I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore. p. 109. ISBN   978-88-8440-171-7.
  3. 1 2 3 Sollazzo, Boris (23 June 2023). "Ugo Chiti "con Aditi racconto il femminicidio con una favola nera"". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  4. "Premi e nomination di Ugo Chiti". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. Barraclough, Leo (6 December 2008). "'Gomorrah' tops Euro Film Awards". Variety . Retrieved 11 October 2024.