Italian screenwriter and director
Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and director.[1]
Biography
He directed the internationally commended film hit Bread and Chocolate, one of the finest examples of Commedia all'italiana films in the 1970s.[according to whom?][citation needed]
In 1979, his film To Forget Venice was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 52nd Academy Awards.[2] In Italy, the film was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Film.[3]
In 1983, Brusati was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.[4]
Filmography
References
- ^ Gino Moliterno (29 September 2008). Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-8108-6254-8.
- ^ "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ "CHRONOLOGY OF DAVID DI DONATELLO AWARDS". daviddidonatello.it. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1983 Juries". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
External links
- Official website
- Franco Brusati at IMDb
- Franco Brusati, Italian Director Of Movies and Plays, Dies at 66
- Twentieth-century Italian Literature in English Translation - page 138
