Silvano Agosti (born 23 March 1938) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, documentarist and film editor.

Life and career

Born in

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, Agosti graduated in direction at the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The (; CSC), also referred to as the (), is an Italian national film school headquartered in Rome, with satellite educational hubs in five other Italian regions. It was established in 1935 and aims to promote the art and technique of cinemat ...

and specialized in editing at the

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...

in Moscow. After directing several shorts and serving as film editor in

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's '' Fists in the Pocket'', he made his feature film debut in 1967 with ''Garden of Delights'', which was heavily cut from censorship. In the following years he mostly focused on socio-political documentaries, dealing with themes such as the

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, of the resistance against the ' Colonels' regime in Greece, and the

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. In the second half of the 1970s, Agosti founded in Rome the cineclub Azzurro Scipioni, which became a reference point for art cinema filmmakers and film buffs. In 1987, his film ''

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'' was entered into the main competition at the

44th Venice International Film Festival The 44th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1987. Greek actress and singer Irene Papas was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was ''Au revoir les enfants'' directed b ...

.Yung. (14 October 1987). "Quartiere". ''

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'', Vol. 20. Garland Pub. pp. 299-300. In 1992, he won the

Ciak d'Oro ''Ciak'' is a popular Italian film magazine published in Milan, Italy. It is the most popular film magazine in Italy. The title is the Italian word (also spelled ''ciac'') for a film clapperboard. History and profile ''Ciak'' was established in ...

for best editing for his film ''Uova di garofano''. In 2019, he received the

Nastro d'Argento Lifetime Achievement Award The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned annually, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists") the association of Italy, Italian film cr ...

for his career. In addition to his film work, Agosti is also active as a novelist and poet.

Filmography

* (1967) * ' (1971) * ''Skärseld'' (1975, co-directed with Michael Meschke and Orhan Oguz) *' (1977) * ''

'' (1987) *' (1992) *' (1995) * '' La seconda ombra'' (2000) *' (2001)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agosti, Silvano 1938 births Living people Italian film directors Italian television directors Italian screenwriters Italian film editors People from Brescia Ciak d'oro winners Nastro d'Argento winners Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni