Giacomo Scarpelli (born 23 May 1956), son of

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, is an Italian scholar in

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and

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Early life

Scarpelli was born in Rome, Italy. He obtained a Ph.D. in philosophy at the

University of Florence The University of Florence ( Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Firenze'') (in acronym UNIFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has around 50,000 students enrolled. History The f ...

, and carried out further research and studies in England and the United States.

Career

Scarpelli is a Fellow of the

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and the

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and teaches

at the

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (), located in Modena and Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, is one of the oldest universities in Europe, founded in 1175, with a population of 20,000 students. The medieval university disappeared by ...

. He is the author of books about philosophy and science, including: ''Il Cranio di Cristallo. Evoluzione della specie e spiritualismo'' (1993), ''Il dio solo. Alle origini del monoteismo'' (1997), ''La scimmia, l’uomo e il superuomo. Nietzsche: evoluzioni e involuzioni'' (2008), ''Ingegno e congegno. Sentieri incrociati di filosofia e scienza'' (2011). He also published the essay "Hippos e Homo", about natural philosophy of horse (in "Passaggi", ed. by B. Cavarra e V. Rasini, 2011), and he edited works by Kant, Darwin, Bergson. As a screenwriter, he served his apprenticeship with his father

. With the screenplay of ''

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'' (The Postman, 1994) he earned an

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nominationS. Bizio, Italian Cinema at the Academy Award, Roma, Italia Cinema 2001, p.173. as well as a nomination at the

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. He wrote several screenplays for

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: '' The Story of a Poor Young Man'' (1995) and '' The Dinner'' (1998) (both winner of Grolla d'oro at the Festival of St. Vincent) and ''

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'' (2001) (

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). Other scripts by Giacomo Scarpelli include: '' Time to Kill'' (1989, directed by

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, starring

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), '' An Eyewitness Account'' (1997, directed by Pasquale Pozzessere), ''

Opopomoz ''Opopomoz'' is a 2003 Italian animated Christmas film directed by Enzo D'Alò. It tells an unusual Christmas story, set in a modern-day Naples, during the Christmas season. The film was shot in two years, with a budget of about 10 million euro. ...

'' (2003, a cartoon directed by Enzo D’Alò) ''

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'' (2006, directed by

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), '' Christine Cristina'' (2009), the first film directed by

Stefania Sandrelli Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the "Italian-style comedy" (''commedia all'italiana''), starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in ''Divorce Italian Style'' as Ang ...

and ''Tormenti'' (2011), from the graphic novel by his father

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scarpelli, Giacomo 1956 births Writers from Rome Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian male non-fiction writers 20th-century Italian historians University of Florence alumni Academic staff of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Living people 21st-century Italian historians Ciak d'oro winners