Alberto Bevilacqua
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Alberto Bevilacqua (27 June 1934 – 9 September 2013) was an Italian writer and filmmaker.
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, an Italian writer and politician, who read Bevilacqua's first collection of stories, ''The Dust on the Grass'' (1955), was impressed and published it. Mario Colombi Guidotti, responsible for the literary supplement of the ''Journal of Parma'', began to publish his stories in the early 1950s. ''Friendship Lost'', his first book of poems, was published in 1961. ''Caliph'', published in 1964, was his breakthrough novel. The
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, Irene Corsini, imbued with his own sweet and energetic temperament, is one of the strongest female characters in Italian literature. His novel ''This Kind of Love'' won the Campiello Prize in 1966. In both ''This Kind of Love'' and ''Caliph'', Bevilacqua oversaw the adaptations and productions of the film versions. ''This Kind of Love'' won Best Film at
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. Bevilacqua was also a poet. His writings have been translated throughout Europe, the United States, Brazil, China and Japan. In 2010, his seven "stories" as he liked to call them, were included in the Novels volume of the prestigious series "I Meridiani.”. Bevilacqua directed seven films between 1970 and 1999. His 1970 film '' Lady Caliph'' was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Bevilacqua, aged 79, died in
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on 9 September 2013 from
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. He had been hospitalized since 11 October 2012 for heart failure.


Selected filmography

* '' Atom Age Vampire'' (1960) * '' Lady Caliph'' (1970) * ''
Questa specie d'amore ''Questa specie d'amore'' (aka, ''This Kind of Love'') is a 1972 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Bevilacqua. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Bevilacqua himself. The film was awarded with the David di Donatello for be ...
'' (1971) * '' Attenti al buffone'' (1976) * '' Le rose di Danzica'' (1979) * '' Bosco d'amore'' (1981) * ''
Woman of Wonders ''Woman of Wonders'' () is a 1985 Italian film directed by Alberto Bevilacqua and based on a novel with the same name by him. It entered the competition at the 1985 Venice International Film Festival. Cast *Ben Gazzara as Alberto * Lina Sastri ...
'' (1985)


Honour

* : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (22 november 2010)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bevilacqua, Alberto 1934 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Italian novelists 20th-century Italian male writers Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Strega Prize winners Bancarella Prize winners David di Donatello winners Writers from Parma Premio Campiello winners Italian male novelists Italian male screenwriters Film people from Parma Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic