Roberto Perpignani (born 20 April 1941) is an Italian film editor.

Biography

He started his career in 1962 as assistant editor in

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''. His first credit as film editor is for

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Prima della rivoluzione ''Before the Revolution'' ( it, Prima della rivoluzione) is a 1964 Italian romantic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It stars Adriana Asti and Francesco Barilli and is centred on "political and romantic uncertainty among the youth of ...

''. He won three

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for

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, in 1983 for

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The Night of the Shooting Stars ''The Night of the Shooting Stars'' (UK: ''The Night of San Lorenzo'', it, La Notte di San Lorenzo) is a 1982 Italian fantasy war drama film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani. It was written by Giuliani G. De Negri, Paolo Taviani, To ...

'', in 1995 for

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Il Postino ''Il Postino: The Postman'' ( it, Il postino, lit, 'The Postman'; the title used for the original US release) is a 1994 comedy-drama film co-written by and starring Massimo Troisi and directed by English filmmaker Michael Radford. Based on the ...

'' and in 1997 for Roberto Faenza's '' Marianna Ucria''. Perpignani was also awarded a Premio Bianchi at the

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Personal life

Perpignani was married with

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, who produced many of the Taviani brothers' films, until her death in 2020.

Selected filmography

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'' (1962) * ''

Before the Revolution ''Before the Revolution'' ( it, Prima della rivoluzione) is a 1964 Italian romantic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It stars Adriana Asti and Francesco Barilli and is centred on "political and romantic uncertainty among the youth of ...

'' (1964) * '' Nessuno mi può giudicare'' (1966) * '' Mi vedrai tornare'' (1966) * '' China Is Near'' (1967) * ''

Don Juan in Sicily ''Don Giovanni in Sicilia'', internationally released as ''Don Juan in Sicily'', is a 1967 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. It is loosely based on the novel with the same title by Vitaliano Brancati. Cast * Lando Buzza ...

'' (1967) * '' Man, Pride and Vengeance'' (1967) * '' Partner'' (1968) * '' A Long Ride from Hell'' (1968) * '' Cuore di mamma'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1969) * '' That Splendid November'' (1969) * '' Under the Sign of Scorpio'' (1969) * '' Corbari'' (1970) * ''

The Spider's Stratagem ''The Spider's Stratagem'' ( it, Strategia del ragno) is a 1970 Italian made-for-television political mystery-drama film written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and produced by RAI. The screenplay is based on the 1944 short story '' The ...

'' (1970) * ''

Blindman ''Blindman'' (also known in Italian as ''Il Pistolero Cieco'', lit. "The Blind Gunfighter") is a 1971 Spaghetti Western film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and co-written and co-produced by Tony Anthony. The film's protagonist, played by Anthony, i ...

'' (1971) * ''

Shadows Unseen ''Abuso di potere'' (internationally released as ''Shadows Unseen'') is a 1972 Italian crime film directed by Camillo Bazzoni. The film, despite the original plot, contains several references to actual events, such as the killing of journalist ...

'' (1972) * '' Execution Squad'' (1972) * ''

Lover of the Great Bear ''Lover of the Great Bear'' ( it, L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore, french: La ligne de feu, german: Nur der letzte kam durch, also known as ''The Smugglers'') is a 1971 Italian-French-German drama film directed by Valentino Orsini and starring Giuliano ...

'' (1972) * ''

St. Michael Had a Rooster ''St. Michael Had a Rooster'' ( it, San Michele aveva un gallo) is a 1972 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. It is an adaptation of Tolstoy's novel ''The Divine and the Human''. The film was described as "A charming fable a ...

'' (1972) * '' Allonsanfàn'' (1973) * '' Pete, Pearl & the Pole'' (1974) * '' The Divine Nymph'' (1975) * '' Footprints on the Moon'' (1975) * '' Private Vices, Public Pleasures'' (1976) * ''

Quanto è bello lu murire acciso ''Quanto è bello lu murire acciso'', also known as ''The Expedition'' and ''How Wonderful to Die Assassinated'', is a 1976 Italian historical drama film directed by Ennio Lorenzini. It depicts the failed expedition organized by Carlo Pisacane ...

'' (1976) * ''

Padre Padrone ''Padre Padrone'' is a 1977 Italian film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani. The Tavianis used both professional and non-professional actors from the Sardinian countryside. The title () literally means "Father Master"; it has been t ...

'' (1977) * '' The Meadow'' (1979) * ''

A Leap in the Dark ''A Leap in the Dark'' ( it, Salto nel vuoto, and also known as ''Leap Into the Void'') is a 1980 Italian film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It stars Michel Piccoli and Anouk Aimée, who won the Best Actor and Best Actress prizes resp ...

'' (1980) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''

'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1984) * '' My Dearest Son'' (1985) * '' Salomè'' (1986) * ''

The Moro Affair ''The Moro Affair'' ( it, Il caso Moro) is a 1986 Italian crime film directed by Giuseppe Ferrara about the kidnapping of Aldo Moro in 1978. Plot Italy, 1978. The days of the imprisonment of Aldo Moro, a Christian Democrat statesman kidnappe ...

'' (1986) * '' Good Morning, Babylon'' (1987) * ''

Young Distance ''Young Distance'' ( it, La Donna della Luna, also known as ''Woman in the Moon'', ''The Moon Woman'' and ''The Night of the Full Moon'') is a 1988 Italian romantic drama film written and directed by Vito Zagarrio. It was produced by Rete Italia ...

'' (1988) * ''

I ragazzi di via Panisperna ' (''Via Panisperna Boys'') is an Italy, Italian movie by director Gianni Amelio, telling the enthusiasms, fears, joys and disappointments of the (private and professional) life of a well-known group of young men fond of physics and mathematics, ...

'' (1989) * ''

The Sun Also Shines at Night ''The Sun Also Shines at Night'' ( it, Il sole anche di notte, and also known as ''Night Sun'') is an Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani in 1990. It was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. The plot is ...

'' (1990) * ''

Fiorile ''Fiorile'' is a 1993 Italian drama film about a family curse caused by greed. The film was directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, and stars Claudio Bigagli, Galatea Ranzi, and Michael Vartan. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festiva ...

'' (1993) * '' Il Postino: The Postman'' (1994) * '' With Closed Eyes'' (1994) * '' The Elective Affinities'' (1996) * '' Marianna Ucrìa'' (1997) * ''

You Laugh ''Tu ridi'' (internationally released as ''You Laugh'', ''Two Kidnappings'' and ''Kaos II'') is a 1998 Italian drama film. It is the second film adaptation based on short stories by Luigi Pirandello Luigi Pirandello (; 28 June 1867 – 10 Dec ...

'' (1998) * ''

Dancing at the Blue Iguana ''Dancing at the Blue Iguana'' is a 2000 American erotic drama film, released September 14, 2000, directed by Michael Radford about the lives of strippers at a gentlemen's club. The film was based on an improvisational workshop involving the lea ...

'' (2000) * ''

The Fine Art of Love ''The Fine Art of Love'' is a 2005 erotic drama film directed by John Irvin. The film, starring Jacqueline Bisset, Hannah Taylor-Gordon and Mary Nighy, is based on '' Mine-Haha, or On the Bodily Education of Young Girls'' by the German playwrig ...

'' (2005) * '' The Lark Farm'' (2007) * '' Hidden Love'' (2007) * ''

The Trick in the Sheet ''The Trick in the Sheet'' (Original title:''L'imbroglio Nel Lenzuolo'') is a 2010 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Alfonso Arau. It stars Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Geraldine Chaplin, Anne Parillaud and Primo Reggiani. It was released i ...

'' (2010) * ''

Caesar Must Die ''Caesar Must Die'' ( it, Cesare deve morire) is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The film competed at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Golden Bear. The film is set in Rebibbia, Rebibb ...

'' (2012) * '' Muhammad: The Messenger of God'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2015) * '' Rainbow: A Private Affair'' (2017)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perpignani, Roberto Living people Italian film editors 1941 births David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners Film people from Rome