Francesco Nuti (17 May 1955 – 12 June 2023) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.

Biography

Born in

Prato Prato ( ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') in Tuscany, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Prato. The city lies in the northeast of Tuscany, at an elevation of , at the foot of Monte Retaia (the last peak in the Calvana ch ...

, Nuti began his professional career as an actor in the late 1970s, when he formed the cabaret group ''Giancattivi'' together with

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and Athina Cenci. The group took part in the TV shows ''Black Out'' and ''Non Stop'' for RAI TV, and shot their first feature film, '' West of Paperino'' (1981), written and directed by Benvenuti. The following year Nuti abandoned the trio and began a solo career with three movies directed by

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: '' What a Ghostly Silence There Is Tonight'' (1982), '' The Pool Hustlers'' (1982) and '' Son contento'' (1983). Starting in 1985, he began to direct his movies, scoring an immediate success with the films '' Casablanca, Casablanca '' and '' All the Fault of Paradise'' (1985), '' Stregati'' (1987), '' Caruso Pascoski, Son of a Pole'' (1988), '' Willy Signori e vengo da lontano'' (1989) and '' Women in Skirts'' (1991). In 1988 he also participated at the Sanremo Festival with the song "Sarà per te", later recorded by Mina. In 1992 he sang with Mietta in "Lasciamoci respirare", written by singer-songwriter Biagio Antonacci. The 1990s were however a period of decline for the Tuscan director, with unsuccessful movies such as '' OcchioPinocchio'' (1994), '' Mr. Fifteen Balls'' (1998), '' Io amo Andrea'' (2000) and '' Caruso, Zero for Conduct'' (2001). In the following years Nuti also started to suffer from depression and

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Accident and permanent disability

On 2 September 2006, just before starting to shoot a new film (which was going to be titled ''Olga e i fratellastri Billi''), Nuti was admitted to the hospital Policlinico Umberto I in Rome, following a severe fall from the stairs of his home. The accident caused Nuti a

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that led to serious cerebral damage, leaving him unable to speak or move. In the following years, a few public appearances on Italian television publicly displayed his disabled condition, triggering both a powerful emotional response from Nuti's fans, and outrage for what was perceived as a ruthless exploitation of the former director's suffering. On 21 September 2016, a second fall led to Nuti being hospitalized in critical condition again. In July 2017, Nuti's daughter, Ginevra, became Nuti's legal guardian after her coming of age. Nuti died on 12 June 2023, at the age of 68.Morto Francesco Nuti, l'attore aveva 68 anni

Filmography

Director

*'' All the Fault of Paradise'' (1985) *'' Casablanca, Casablanca'' (1985) *'' Stregati'' (1987) *'' Caruso Pascoski, Son of a Pole'' (1988) *'' Willy Signori e vengo da lontano'' (1989) *'' Women in Skirts'' (1991) *'' OcchioPinocchio'' (1994) *'' Mr. Fifteen Balls'' (1998) *'' Io amo Andrea'' (2000) *'' Caruso, Zero for Conduct'' (2001)

Screenwriter

*'' What a Ghostly Silence There Is Tonight'' (1982) *'' The Pool Hustlers'' (1982) *'' Son contento'' (1983) *'' Casablanca, Casablanca'' (1985) *'' All the Fault of Paradise'' (1985) *'' Stregati'' (1987) *'' Caruso Pascoski, Son of a Pole'' (1988) *'' Willy Signori e vengo da lontano'' (1989) *'' Women in Skirts'' (1991) *'' OcchioPinocchio'' (1994) *'' Mr. Fifteen Balls'' (1998) *'' Io amo Andrea'' (2000) *'' Caruso, Zero for Conduct'' (2001)

Actor

*'' West of Paperino'' (1982) *'' What a Ghostly Silence There Is Tonight'' (1982) *'' The Pool Hustlers'' (1982) *'' Son contento'' (1983) *'' Sogni e bisogni'' (1984, TV) *'' Casablanca, Casablanca'' (1985) *'' All the Fault of Paradise'' (1985) *'' Stregati'' (1987) *'' Caruso Pascoski, Son of a Pole'' (1988) *'' Willy Signori e vengo da lontano'' (1989) *'' Women in Skirts'' (1991) *'' OcchioPinocchio'' (1994) *'' Mr. Fifteen Balls'' (1998) *'' Io amo Andrea'' (2000) *'' Caruso, Zero for Conduct'' (2001) *'' Concorso di colpa'' (2005)

Producer

*'' Maramao'' (1987) *'' Io amo Andrea'' (2000)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuti, Francesco 1955 births 2023 deaths People from Prato Male actors from Tuscany Italian male film actors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian film directors David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors People of Calabrian descent