Emidio Greco (20 October 1938 – 22 December 2012) was an Italian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

and

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, best known for the 1974 film '' Morel's Invention''.

Life and career

Born in

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, in the province of Taranto, Greco moved in

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as a child. In 1964 he graduated at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, then, two years later, he started an activity as documentarist for RAI TV. In 1971 he attended

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

accompanying him in Chile for a filmed interview with

Salvador Allende Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (, , ; 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death on 11 September 1973. He was the firs ...

. In 1974 Greco made his directorial debut in a feature film with '' Morel's Invention'' that, well-received from critics, marked him as a real promise in Italian

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. His second film, ''

Ehrengard ''Ehrengard'' is a 1982 Italian drama film directed by Emidio Greco. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Karen Blixen. It premiered at the 1982 Venice International Film Festival. However, due to the bankruptcy of the produce ...

'', filmed in 1982, would be released just in 2002 due to the bankruptcy of the producers; from then he directed six more films, mainly literary works adaptations. In 1991 he was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento award for best screenplay for the film '' Una storia semplice''. In 2004 Greco, together with Francesco Maselli, founded and organized the "Giornate degli Autori" section at the

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. He died in Rome at 74 after a brief illness.

Filmography

* '' Morel's Invention'' (Italian: ''L'invenzione di Morel'', 1974) * ''

'' (1982) * ''Un caso d'incoscienza'' (1984, TV film) * ''L'arte e la società'' (1988, documentary) * '' Una storia semplice'' (1991) * '' Milonga'' (1999) * '' The Council of Egypt'' (Italian: ''Il consiglio d'Egitto'',2003) * ''L'uomo privato'' (2007) * ''

Notizie dagli scavi ''Notizie degli scavi'' (internationally released as ''News from the Excavations'') is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Emidio Greco. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Franco Lucentini. It premiered, out of competition, a ...

'' (2011)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greco, Emidio 1938 births 2012 deaths Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters People from the Province of Taranto Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Giallo film directors Nastro d'Argento winners