Enzo Monteleone (born 13 April 1954 in

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Career

Enzo Monteleone made his professional debut as a screenwriter with the

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of ''Hotel Colonial'', an Italian-American co-production directed by Cinzia TH Torrini, and starring

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. He has written four screenplays for director

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: ''Kamikazen'', ''

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'', ''

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'', which won an Oscar in 1992 for Best Foreign Film, and ''Puerto Escondido,'' as well as films for such directors as

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, Maurizio Sciarra and

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'', starring

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.) Monteleone's first film as a director was a biopic of the actor

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, ''La Vera Vita di Antonio H.'', which was shown at the

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and which won the Italian

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award for Best Actor. The next film he directed was ''

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'' (1999), which starred

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and which was presented in competition at the

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, received an award at the Annecy film festival in France, and was nominated for a 2000 Italian

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award. In 2002 he directed the

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drama ''El Alamein - La Linea del Fuoco,'' which won three

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), and one

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starring

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, based on the true story of two Italian students who dug a tunnel under the

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in 1962 and helped thirty

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citizens escape to the

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. In 2007 he shot another project for Canale 5, the six part

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''. In 2009, he directed a comedy, ''Due Partite,'' written by

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and starring

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and Marina Massironi and, in 2011, he directed a two-part TV series -- ''Walter Chiari - Fino all'Ultima Risata'' -- for Rai Uno, starring

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and based on the adventurous life of the well-known Italian actor

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Awards

Locarno Film Festival

*2001: Pardo d'Oro for best film - ''Alla rivoluzione sulla due cavalli''

Fice Award

*1994: Award for best direction - ''La vera vita di Antonio H.''

De Sica Award

*2002: Award for best direction - ''El Alamein - La linea del fuoco''

Filmography

Screenwriter

*'' Hotel Colonial'', directed by Cinzia TH Torrini (1986) *'' Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan'', directed by

(1987) *''

'', directed by Gabriele Salvatores (1988) *''Il prete bello'', directed by

(1989) *''La cattedra'', directed by Michele Sordillo (1990) *''

'', directed by Gabriele Salvatores (1991) *''

Ask for the Moon ''Ask for the Moon'' () is a 1991 Italian comedy drama film directed by Giuseppe Piccioni. It premiered at the 48th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Giulio Scarpati as Marco * Margherita Buy as Elena Bacchelli * Roberto Citran as F ...

'', directed by

(1991) *''

Red American ''Red American'' () is a 1991 Italian comedy-drama film. It was the directorial debut of Alessandro D'Alatri, who was awarded the David di Donatello Award for Best New Director for his work on the film. The film also won the Globo d'oro, the ...

'', directed by

(1991) *'' Puerto Escondido'', directed by Gabriele Salvatores (1992) *'' Bonus malus'', directed by

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(1993) *''

'', directed by

(1994) *'' Free the Fish'', directed by

(1999) *''

Off to the Revolution by a 2CV ''Off to the Revolution by a 2CV'' () is a 2001 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Sciarra. It won the Golden Leopard at the 2001 Locarno International Film Festival. Cast *Adriano Giannini: Marco * Gwenaëlle Simon: Claire * Andoni Gar ...

'', directed by Maurizio Sciarra (2001)

Director

*'' The True Life of Antonio H.'' (1994) *''Interviste d'autore: Ettore Scola'' (1996) *''Beer & cigarettes'', short film (1997) *''Wine & cigarettes'', short film (1997) *''

Outlaw (1999 film) ''Outlaw'' () is a 1999 Italian drama film directed by Enzo Monteleone. It is based on the book by the Italian anarchist Horst Fantazzini. It was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. Plot On July 23, 1973, in the prison of F ...

'' (1999) *''Piazza Vittorio'', documentary (2000) *''Sono solo un artigiano - Intervista a Suso Cecchi d'Amico'', documentary (2001) *''I ragazzi di El Alamein'', documentary (2001) *'' El Alamein: The Line of Fire'' (2002) *''Tunnel della libertà'', TV movie (2004) *''

'', 6 TV episodes (2007) *''

The Ladies Get Their Say '' The Ladies Get Their Say'' () is a 2009 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Enzo Monteleone. It is based on the Cristina Comencini's stage play with the same name. It was nominated to four Silver Ribbon Awards (for best producer, best costu ...

'' (2009) *''Walter Chiari - Fino all'ultima risata'', TV miniseries (2012) *''Io Non Mi Arrendo'' (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monteleone, Enzo 1954 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters