Davide Ferrario (born 26 June 1956) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and author.

Life and career

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, Ferrario graduated in Anglo-American literature, then he began to work in film distribution, and he contributed to import in Italy many indie films by

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. He also collaborated as a film critic with the cinema magazine ''Cineforum'', and he wrote a

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about

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. After collaborating on several screenplays, Ferrario made his directorial debut in 1987 with the short film ''Non date da mangiare agli animali'', and in 1989 he directed his first feature film, the

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The End of the Night. His 2004 film '' After Midnight'' entered the Forum section at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival, in which Ferrario won the Caligari Film Prize and the Don Quixote Award. Also a novelist, his 1995 debut novel '' Dissolvenza al nero'' was later adapted into a film, '' Fade to Black'' by

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Selected filmography

* '' The End of the Night'' (1989) * '' Love Burns'' (1994) * '' We All Fall Down'' (1997) * '' Children of Hannibal'' (1998) * ''

Guardami ''Guardami'' is a 1999 Italian drama film written and directed by Davide Ferrario. The film premiered at the 56th Venice International Film Festival. It is loosely based on the life of Moana Pozzi. ''Guardami'' features some explicit sex sce ...

'' (1999) * '' After Midnight'' (2004) * '' Blood on the Crown'' (2021) * '' Umberto Eco - La biblioteca del mondo'' (2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrario, Davide 1956 births People from Casalmaggiore Male actors from Lombardy Italian film directors Italian television directors Living people Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters