Guido Manuli (born 11 June 1939) is an Italian

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animator, screenwriter and director.

Biography

Born in

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, Manuli started working in the animation field in 1960, and was a close collaborator of

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for 18 years, working as a gagman, scriptwriter, and director of animation at Bozzetto Films. He co-directed with Bozzetto the shorts ''Opera'' (1973) and ''Striptease'' (1977), and made his debut as a sole director with the science-fiction satirical short ''Fantabiblical'' (1977). He directed the animation sequences of

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'' (1991), and in 2001 the

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''-inspired animated film ''

Aida of the Trees ''Aida of the Trees'' () is a 2001 Italian musical adventure fantasy animated film written and directed by Guido Manuli with soundtrack by Ennio Morricone. It is the third movie produced by the studio Lanterna Magica after ''How the Toys Saved Chr ...

''. Manuli also directed music videos, advertising shorts, and openings for television shows.

Selected filmography

; Shorts * ''Fantabiblical'' (1977) * '' Count-Down'' (1979) * ''S.O.S.'' (1979) * ''Erection: To Each His Own'' (1981) * ''Only a Kiss'' (1983) * '' Anijam'' (1984) * ''

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- La Serenissima'' (1984) * ''Incubus'' (1985) * ''+1 -1'' (1987) * ''Istruzioni per l’uso'' (1989) * ''Trailer'' (1993) * ''Casting '' (1997) * ''Loading '' (2004) ; Feature-length films * ''

'' (1991, co-directed with

) * ''L'eroe dei due mondi'' (1994) * ''

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'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001)

References

External links

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Guido Manuli Animation
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