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Ettore Scola

Ettore Scola(Italian pronunciation:[ˈɛttoreˈskɔːla];10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received aGolden Globe for Best Foreign Filmin 1978 for his filmA Special Dayand over the course of his film career was nominated for fiveAcademy Awardsfor Best Foreign Language Film.

Ettore Scola
Scola in 1983
Born(1931-05-10)10 May 1931
Trevico,Kingdom of Italy
Died19 January 2016(2016-01-19)(aged 84)
Rome,Italy
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1964–2016
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Children2

Life and career

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Scola was born inTrevico,Avellino, Campania.[1]At age 15, he became a ghostwriter.[2]He entered the film industry as a screenwriter in 1953 and collaborated with directorDino Risiand fellow writerRuggero Maccarion the screenplay for Risi's feature,Il Sorpasso(1962). He directed his first film,Let's Talk About Women,in 1964. In 1974, Scola enjoyed international success withWe All Loved Each Other So Much(C'eravamo tanto amati), a wide fresco of post-World War II Italian life and politics, dedicated to fellow directorVittorio De Sica.The film won the Golden Prize at the9th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]In 1976, he won the Prix de la mise en scène at the1976 Cannes Film FestivalforBrutti, sporchi e cattivi.

Scola made further successful films, includingA Special Day(1977),That Night In Varennes(1982),What Time Is It?(1989) andCaptain Fracassa's Journey(1990). He directed close to 40 films in some 40 years.[citation needed]His filmPassione d'amore,adapted from a 19th-century novel, was adapted byStephen SondheimandJames Lapineinto the award-winning musicalPassion.He was a member of the jury at the1988 Cannes Film Festival.[citation needed].

A lifelong supporter of left-wing politics, Scola was part of theshadow cabinetof theItalian Communist Partyin 1989 asMinister of Culture.[4]

In 2009, Scola signed a petition in support of film directorRoman Polanski,calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his1977 chargefor drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.[5]

Scola died in Rome on 19 January 2016 at the age of 84.[6]

Filmography as director

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2007).501 Movie Directors.London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 347.ISBN9781844035731.OCLC1347156402.
  2. ^MARIAROSA MANCUSO (20 January 2016)."Ettore Scola, negro".Il Foglio(in Italian). Archived fromthe originalon 28 December 2016.Retrieved26 September2021.ETTORE SCOLA, NEGRO. Insomma, scrittore per conto terzi, ghostwriter, fornitore di gag, battutista a cottimo (lo fu anche Woody Allen, agli inizi). Lo voleva far scrivere sul suo biglietto da visita il giovanissimo Ettore Scola [...] Negro e felicissimo
  3. ^ab"9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)".MIFF.Archived fromthe originalon 16 January 2013.Retrieved5 January2013.
  4. ^"Ettore Scola, una vita nel cinema: arriva in sala" Ridendo e scherzando "".la Repubblica(in Italian). 31 January 2016.Retrieved2 June2023.
  5. ^"Le cinéma soutient Roman Polanski / Petition for Roman Polanski".Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques(in French). 28 September 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 4 June 2012.
  6. ^"Italian film director Ettore Scola dead at age of 84: media".france24.France 24.Archived fromthe originalon 20 January 2016.Retrieved19 January2016.
  7. ^"The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners".oscars.org.Retrieved16 June2012.
  8. ^"Berlinale: 1984 Prize Winners".berlinale.de.Retrieved26 November2010.
  9. ^"Berlinale: 1991 Programme".berlinale.de.Retrieved26 March2011.
  10. ^Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated
  11. ^"23rd Moscow International Film Festival (2001)".MIFF.Archived fromthe originalon 28 March 2013.Retrieved29 March2013.
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