Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in
Milan
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– 28 February 1993 in
Rome
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) was an Italian
screenwriter and
director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
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.
Biography
He directed the internationally commended film hit ''
Bread and Chocolate'', one of the finest examples of
Commedia all'italiana
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films in the 1970s.
In 1979, his film ''
To Forget Venice'' was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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at the
52nd Academy Awards
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.
In Italy, the film was awarded the
David di Donatello for Best Film
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.
In 1983, Brusati was a member of the jury at the
33rd Berlin International Film Festival
The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983. The festival opened with the out of competition film, '' Tootsie'' by Sydney Pollack.
The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film '' Ascendancy'' ...
.
Filmography
References
External links
Official website*
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=t7WVhymRPZEC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA138&dq=where+did+franco+brusati+go+to+university&source=bl&ots=3Jtwm2S94Y&sig=ACfU3U3VeUlcGkqmTGD5hRdXotR33kXaMA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqx_fXooHuAhVH2qwKHfySATQ4ChDoATAIegQICBAC#v=onepage&q=where%20did%20franco%20brusati%20go%20to%20university&f=false Twentieth-century Italian Literature in English Translation - page 138]
1920 births
1993 deaths
Film people from Milan
Italian film directors
20th-century Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
20th-century Italian male writers
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