Maurizio Zaccaro
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), is an Italian film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, cinematographer
Cinematographer
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, editor
Film editing
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and screenwriter
Screenwriter
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Biography
Maurizio Zaccaro was born in Milan. After ending his study at the Milan Film School (1977) he took on work in Ermanno OlmiErmanno Olmi
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Film Factory and at the same time developed several short movies.
But with the debut of his movie Where the night begins- Dove comincia la notte (1990), a horror film, he received the David di Donatello
David di Donatello
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Award for Best New Director and stepped into the business of film-making.
This first movie, entirely shot in United States, is also one of the few that he didn't write himself.
Two years later his second movie Kalkstein - The valley of stone (1992) followed, though not released abroad. This film was the cinematographic adaptation of a novell of the Austria
Austria
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n writer
Writer
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Adalbert Stifter
Adalbert Stifter
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. the Another couple of years later the outstanding Article 2- l’Articolo 2 (1994), a movie in a style reminiscent of the movies of Italian Neorealism with an almost poetic-like atmosphere. L’ Articolo 2 won the Solinas award for best screenplay.
In 1996, Zaccaro made the war movie The game bag – il Carniere, which also won David di Donatello for best supporting actor, Leo Gullotta, award. Later he directed another important movie as A respectable man (Un uomo perbene) (1999) a legal thriller on Enzo Tortora
Enzo Tortora
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, a well known anchorman of Italian television. A respectable man won the Pasinetti award in Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
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1999, another David di Donatello for best supporting actor award and a Silver Ribbon for best screenplay. Zaccaro then showed his ability to direct TV movies as well. It resulted in many successful fictions as La missione (The Mission) (1997), Un dono semplice -A simple gift (2000), Cuore-Heart (2001), and I ragazzi della via Pal (The boys of St. Paul street) (2003). Some others of his most successful TV films were Al di là delle frontiere -Beyond borders (2004), Mafalda di Savoia -Mafalda of Savoy (2005), O Professore -The professor (2006) and Il bambino della domenica (Sunday's child) (2007). All these movies share a real and powerful atmosphere and numerous critics, in Italy, consider them to be masterpieces.
Films
DirectorFilm director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
- 1989:In coda della coda
- 1991:Dove comincia la notte
- 1992:La valle di pietra alias Kalkstein
- 1994:L'articolo 2
- 1996:Cervellini fritti impanati
- 1997:Il carniere
- 1998:La missione (TV)
- 1999:Cristallo di rocca (TV)
- 1999:Un uomo perbene
- 2000:Un dono semplice (TV)
- 2001:Cuore miniseriesMiniseriesA miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
- 2003:I ragazzi della via Pál (TV)
- 2004:Al di là delle frontiere miniseriesMiniseriesA miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
- 2005:Il bell'Antonio miniseriesMiniseriesA miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
- 2006:Mafalda di Savoia miniseriesMiniseriesA miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
- 2008:Il bambino della domenica miniseriesMiniseriesA miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
- 2008:O professore (TV)
- 2009:Lo smemorato di Collegno (TV)
- 2009:Il piccolo
- 2010:Le ragazze dello swing (TV)
Screenplay
Screenplay
A screenplay or script is a written work that is made especially for a film or television program. Screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression, and dialogues of the characters are also narrated...
- 1989:In coda della coda
- 1994:L'articolo 2
- 1996:Cervellini fritti impanati
- 1997:Il carniere
- 1999:Un uomo perbene
- 1999:Cristallo di rocca (TV)
- 2003:I ragazzi della via Pál (TV)
- 2006:Mafalda di Savoia miniseriesMiniseriesA miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
- 2009:Lo smemorato di Collegno (TV)
- 2009:Il piccolo
Cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
- 1983:À la poursuite de l'étoile
- 1985:Mediatori e carrozze
- 1987:Lunga vita alla signora!
- 2009:Il piccolo
Film editor
- 1989:Maicol
- 1991:L'attesa
Assistant director
Assistant director
The role of an Assistant director include tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of health and safety of the crew...
- 2009:Terra madre