Ettore Scola
Italian screenwriter and film director (1931–2016)
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Key Takeaways
- Ettore Scola ( Italian: [ˈɛttore ˈskɔːla] ; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.
- Life and career Scola was born in Trevico, Avellino, Campania.
- He entered the film industry as a screenwriter in 1953 and collaborated with director Dino Risi and fellow writer Ruggero Maccari on the screenplay for Risi's feature, Il Sorpasso (1962).
- In 1974, Scola enjoyed international success with We 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 director Vittorio De Sica.
- In 1976, he won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for Down and Dirty .
Ettore Scola (Italian: [ˈɛttore ˈskɔːla]; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Life and career
Scola was born in Trevico, Avellino, Campania. At age 15, he became a ghostwriter. He entered the film industry as a screenwriter in 1953 and collaborated with director Dino Risi and fellow writer Ruggero Maccari on 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 with We 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 director Vittorio De Sica. The film won the Golden Prize at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1976, he won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for Down and Dirty.
Scola made further successful films, including A Special Day (1977), That Night In Varennes (1982), What Time Is It? (1989) and Captain Fracassa's Journey (1990). He directed close to 40 films in some 40 years. His film Passione d'amore, adapted from a 19th-century novel, was adapted by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine into the award-winning musical Passion. He was a member of the jury at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. .
A lifelong supporter of left-wing politics, Scola was part of the shadow cabinet of the Italian Communist Party in 1989 as Minister of Culture.
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