Raffaele Andreassi (

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, 2 August 1924 - 20 November 2008) was an Italian

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most known for his movie '' Flashback'' from 1969. The movie is about a soldier in

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and received many awards. It was entered into the

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and nominated for the

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. Andreassi also did many documentaries during his director career.

Career

Andreassi began his career as a journalist in the late 1940s. He wrote in numerous magazines and newspapers, including the morning paper

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. Andreassi also published several collections of poems. He then devoted himself to writing screenplays for film, especially documentaries. His directorial debut was in 1955 with a comedy "Face rogue" in collaboration with

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. In 1960 Andreassi received the Silver Berlin Bear for his short film "I vecchi". In 1968 he directed "Flashback", a war movie that has received the following awards: Golden Globe's Foreign Press, Grolla Silver premium (St. Vincent), Award of Tourism and Entertainment, Silverstar Festival San Francisco. The film was shown at

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where it was nominated for the

and received

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s. After Flashback Andreassi collaborated with the most important sections of the

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. From 1971 to 1975 he was artistic director of the Audiovisual Mondadori. From 1982 to 1983 he taught "techniques of documentary film" at DAMS in

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. In 1999 he wrote and directed the

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"The wolves inside" with non-professional actors, a journey of the author himself in space and time. Andreassi died on 20 November 2008.

Filmography

* I lupi dentro (2000) * Flashback (1969) * Uomini e cose (1968) * Alternative attuali (1966) * Antonio Ligabue, pittore (1965) * Gli animali (1965) * Il silenzio (1964) * Amore (1963/II) * I piaceri proibiti (1963) * Gli stregoni (1961) * Lo specchio, la tigre e la pianura (1961) * I vecchi (1960) * Bambini (1960) * Il puledrino (1960) * Nebbia (1960) * Simone Martini (1958) * Faccia da mascalzone (1956) * Risveglio (1956) * Gli uomini del sale (1954) * Uomini in bilico (1954)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andreassi, Raffaele 1924 births 2008 deaths Italian film directors