Salvatore Piscicelli

Salvatore Piscicelli
Born (1948-01-04) 4 January 1948
Pomigliano d'Arco
Occupation film director and screenwriter

Salvatore Piscicelli (born 4 January 1948) is an Italian director, screenwriter and film critic.

Born in Pomigliano d'Arco, after an activity as a film critic, Piscicelli started his film career with some documentary short films shot and set in his hometown.[1][2] His feature debut film, Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy, won several awards including the Silver Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[1][2] His 1981 film Le occasioni di Rosa entered the 38th Venice International Film Festival.[3] In 2001, using only digital supports, he shot Quartetto, the first Italian film to follow the dictates of the avant-garde filmmaking movement "Dogma".[1] His last film is the 2003 biographical drama Alla fine della notte.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gianni Canova. Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
  2. 1 2 Lino Miccichè. Storia del cinema italiano: 1977-1985. Bianco & Nero, 2001. ISBN 8831785370.
  3. ↑ Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.
  4. ↑ Paolo D'Agostini (28 June 2003). "Ritratto di un regista alle prese col suo demone". La Repubblica. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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