Claudio Caligari (7 February 1948 – 26 May 2015) was an Italian director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Caligari began his career as a documentarist, often collaborating with Franco Barbero; his first work was ''Perché droga'' (1975). He made his feature film debut in 1983, with the drug-centered drama '' Toxic Love'', which won the De Sica Award at the 40th Venice International Film Festival. Only fifteen years later he directed another work, the

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'' The Scent of the Night''. He completed the editing of his third and last film, '' Non essere cattivo'', a few days before his death from a tumour.

Filmography

Director and Writer *''Lotte nel Belice'' (1977) *'' Toxic Love'' (''Amore tossico'') (1983) *'' The Scent of the Night'' (''L'odore della notte'') (1998) *'' Don't Be Bad'' (''Non essere cattivo'') (2015)

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* 1948 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Italian people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters People from Arona, Piedmont Deaths from cancer in Lazio Italian male screenwriters {{Italy-film-bio-stub