Fulvio Wetzl
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Fulvio Wetzl is an Italian filmmaker.
Vincent Canby on New York Times about the film wrote: "The movie can be best appreciated as the work of an obsessed, talented, ultimately very practical film student."
The film "First the Music Then the Word" was shown in several U.S. film festivals. Among others San Diego Film Festival , 2000, Italian Film Festival of Marin County, 1999, N.I.C.E. (New Italian Cinema Events) in 1998 in New York (Quad Cinema) and San Francisco (Kabuki Theater). "First the Music Then the Word" was also the Opening Night Gala film at the 2nd Toronto Italian Film Festival on June 16, 2000
Critique
The film Rorret, which Wetzl co-wrote and directed, was described as having "turn[ed] a thriller into a yawner" by the Boston Globe, but was considered "a cinematic shrine to the creepy classics" by the Buffalo NewsVincent Canby on New York Times about the film wrote: "The movie can be best appreciated as the work of an obsessed, talented, ultimately very practical film student."
The film "First the Music Then the Word" was shown in several U.S. film festivals. Among others San Diego Film Festival , 2000, Italian Film Festival of Marin County, 1999, N.I.C.E. (New Italian Cinema Events) in 1998 in New York (Quad Cinema) and San Francisco (Kabuki Theater). "First the Music Then the Word" was also the Opening Night Gala film at the 2nd Toronto Italian Film Festival on June 16, 2000
Filmography
(medium-length films and feature films)- "Rorret" starring Lou CastelLou CastelLou Castel is a Colombian actor known primarily for his work in Italian films.Born Ulv Quarzell in Bogotá, Castel moved to Europe as a young man. Interested in acting from an early age, he attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, but was quickly kicked out. His first movie role was an...
, Anna GalienaAnna GalienaAnna Galiena is an Italian actress, best known to English-speaking audiences for her appearances in Le Mari de la coiffeuse, Jamón, jamón and Being Human.-Movie career:...
, Massimo Venturiello, Enrica Rosso, Patrizia Punzo (1987 - Forum Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
1988 - distributed in U.S. by Dan Talbot New Yorker FilmsNew Yorker FilmsNew Yorker Films is an independent film distribution company founded by Daniel Talbot in 1965. It started as an extension of his Manhattan movie house, the New Yorker Theater, after he discovered he was unable to obtain certain foreign titles for exhibition....
- first release on February 8, 1989 at Forum 1 in New York) - "Quattro Figli Unici" (Four only children) with Valentina Holtkamp, Roberto Citran, Mariella Valentini, Ivano Marescotti (1992 - Italian Film Panorama - Venice Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalThe Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
1992) - "Prima la musica, poi le parole" (First Music, then the Words) with Andrei Chalimon(KolyaKolyaKolya is a 1996 Czech film drama about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way. The film was directed by Jan Svěrák and stars his father Zdeněk Svěrák who also wrote the script from a story by Pavel Taussig.- Synopsis :...
), Anna BonaiutoAnna BonaiutoAnna Bonaiuto is an Italian actress. She has appeared in 48 films and television shows since 1973. She starred in L'amore molesto, which was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...
, Jacques PerrinJacques PerrinJacques Perrin is a French actor and filmmaker. He is occasionally credited as Jacques Simonet. Simonet was his father's name and Perrin his mother's.-Life and career:...
, Amanda Sandrelli, Gigio Alberti, Barbara Enrichi (1998 - Giffoni Film FestivalGiffoni Film FestivalThe Giffoni International Film Festival is the largest children’s film festival in Europe, and possibly the World. It takes place in the little Italian town of Giffoni Valle Piana in Southern Italy, close to Salerno. Over 2,000 children attend the festival from 39 countries around the world...
in competition 1999) - "Un mondo diverso è possibile" (Another World is Possible) (codirected with 32 Italian directors - among others Francesco MaselliFrancesco MaselliFrancesco Maselli or Citto Maselli is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 38 films since 1949...
, Mario MonicelliMario MonicelliMario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
, Gillo PontecorvoGillo PontecorvoGillo Pontecorvo was an Italian filmmaker. He worked as a film director for more than a decade before his best known film La battaglia di Algeri was released...
- documentary, 2001) - "Faces-Facce" (codirected with Francesco Tanzi - documentary, 2001)
- "La primavera del 2002" (codirected with 44 Italian directors - among others Francesco Maselli, Mario Monicelli, Gillo Pontecorvo - documentary, 2002)
- "Fame di diritti" (codirected with Francesco Tanzi - documentary, 2002)
- "Lettere dalla Palestina" (Letters from Palestine) (codirected with Franco Angeli, Giuliana Berlinguer, Maurizio Carrassi, Giuliana Gamba, Roberto Giannarelli, Wilma Labate, Francesco Ranieri Martinotti, Francesco MaselliFrancesco MaselliFrancesco Maselli or Citto Maselli is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 38 films since 1949...
, Mario MonicelliMario MonicelliMario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
, Ettore Scola - feature film - Forum Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin International Film FestivalThe Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
2002) - "Aida delle marionette" (documentary, 2003)
- "Firenze, il nostro domani" (Florence, our Tomorrow) (codirected with Franco Angeli, Franco Bernini, Francesca Comencini, Nicholas Ferrari, Gianfranco Fiore, Franco Giraldi, Francesco MaselliFrancesco MaselliFrancesco Maselli or Citto Maselli is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 38 films since 1949...
, Mario MonicelliMario MonicelliMario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:...
, Gillo PontecorvoGillo PontecorvoGillo Pontecorvo was an Italian filmmaker. He worked as a film director for more than a decade before his best known film La battaglia di Algeri was released...
- documentary, 2003) - "Darsi alla macchia" ( medium-length film, 2003)
- "1806, dalla terra alla città" (1806, from Land to Town) (medium-length film, 2005)
- "Scolari" (medium-length film, 2006)
- "Non voltarmi le spalle" (Don't Turn Your Back) with Valeria Vaiano, Stefania Pedrotti (2006)
- "Mineurs-minatori & minori" (Mineurs- Miners and Children) with Franco NeroFranco NeroFranco Nero is an Italian actor.-Early life:Nero was born Francesco Sparanero in San Prospero Parmense , the son of a sergeant in the...
, Valeria Vaiano, Antonino Iuorio, Ulderico Pesce, Cosimo FuscoCosimo FuscoCosimo Massimo Fusco is an Italian actor.Born in Matera, Italy on 23 September 1962, Fusco was educated in Los Angeles, Rome and Paris. He is probably best known for his role as Paolo in the American sitcom Friends. He had roles in several Italian, German and American series and movies...
, Dre Steemans, Walter Golia, Tiziano Murano (Giffoni Film FestivalGiffoni Film FestivalThe Giffoni International Film Festival is the largest children’s film festival in Europe, and possibly the World. It takes place in the little Italian town of Giffoni Valle Piana in Southern Italy, close to Salerno. Over 2,000 children attend the festival from 39 countries around the world...
Panorama 2007 - Los Angeles, Italy, Film, Fashion and Art Festival 2007) - "...Il catalogo è questo" (documentary, 2008)
- "Vultour, le tracce del sacro - territorio ed identità" (Vultour, Traces of the Sacred - Territory, and Identity) (documentary, 2008)
- "Libera nos a malo" (documentary, 2008)
- "Stella e strisce-Star and Stripes" (film in preparation, 2010-2011)