Tonino Guerra
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Tonino Guerra is an Italian
poet, writer and screenwriter
who has collaborated with some of the most prominent film directors of the world.
.
Descendant of Cesare Zavattini
, the screenwriter who essentially defined the style and morals of Italian neorealism
, Guerra deviates from his great mentor: while Zavattini brought the directors with whom he collaborated over to his own social and moral speculation, Guerra goes to the filmmakers and helps them advance their own concept.
Tonino Guerra has worked with filmmakers who have different aesthetic, social, political and cinematic identities. These include Michelangelo Antonioni
with L'avventura
, La notte
, L'eclisse
, The Red Desert, Blowup
, Zabriskie Point
and Identification of a Woman
, Federico Fellini
with Amarcord
, Theo Angelopoulos
with Landscapes in the Mist, Eternity and a Day
and The Weeping Meadow, Andrei Tarkovsky
with Nostalghia
and Francesco Rosi
with the militant politics of The Mattei Affair
, Lucky Luciano
and Exquisite Corpses.
Italy
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poet, writer and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
who has collaborated with some of the most prominent film directors of the world.
Biography
Guerra was born in Santarcangelo di RomagnaSantarcangelo di Romagna
Santarcangelo di Romagna is a town and comune in the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, on the Via Emilia. As of 2009, it had a population of some 21,300. It is crossed by two rivers, the Uso and the Marecchia.- Santarcangelo Festival :...
.
Descendant of Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini was an Italian screenwriter and one of the first theorists and proponents of the Neorealist movement in Italian cinema.-Brief biography:...
, the screenwriter who essentially defined the style and morals of Italian neorealism
Italian neorealism
Italian neorealism is a style of film characterized by stories set amongst the poor and working class, filmed on location, frequently using nonprofessional actors...
, Guerra deviates from his great mentor: while Zavattini brought the directors with whom he collaborated over to his own social and moral speculation, Guerra goes to the filmmakers and helps them advance their own concept.
Tonino Guerra has worked with filmmakers who have different aesthetic, social, political and cinematic identities. These include Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor and short story writer.- Personal life :...
with L'avventura
L'avventura
L'Avventura is a 1960 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and developed from a story he created. Monica Vitti and Gabriele Ferzetti star. It is noted for its careful pacing, which puts a focus on visual composition and character development, as well as for its unusual narrative structure...
, La notte
La Notte
La Notte is a 1961 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is considered the central film of a trilogy beginning with L'avventura and ending with L'Eclisse.- Plot :...
, L'eclisse
L'eclisse
L'eclisse is a 1962 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is considered the last part of a trilogy which was preceded by L'avventura and La Notte....
, The Red Desert, Blowup
Blowup
Blowup is a 1966 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, his first English-language film.It tells of a British photographer's accidental involvement with a murder, inspired by Julio Cortázar's short story, "Las babas del diablo" or "The Devil's Drool" , translated also as Blow-Up, and by the life...
, Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie Point is a part of Amargosa Range located in east of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in the United States noted for its erosional landscape...
and Identification of a Woman
Identification of a Woman
Identification of a Woman is a 1982 Italian color drama film written, directed and edited by Michelangelo Antonioni.The film centers on a Roman film director who falls in love with a strange noble woman during his research for a new film...
, Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
with Amarcord
Amarcord
Amarcord is a 1973 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale about Titta, an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the fictional town of Borgo in 1930s Fascist Italy...
, Theo Angelopoulos
Theo Angelopoulos
Theodoros Angelopoulos is a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer.-Life:Angelopoulos studied law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, but after his military service went to Paris to attend the Sorbonne. He soon dropped out to study film at the IDHEC before returning...
with Landscapes in the Mist, Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day
Eternity and a Day is a 1998 Greek film starring Bruno Ganz, and directed by Theo Angelopoulos. The film won the Palme d'Or and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
and The Weeping Meadow, Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century....
with Nostalghia
Nostalghia
Nostalghia is a 1983 Soviet film, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano and Erland Josephson.The plot of the film centers around the meaning of the term nostalgia, which describes a longing for the past, often in idealized form.-Plot:The opening scene is a...
and Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi is an Italian film director. He is the father of actress Carolina Rosi.-Biography:After studying Law, but hoping to study film, Rosi entered the industry as an assistant to Luchino Visconti on La Terra trema...
with the militant politics of The Mattei Affair
The Mattei Affair
The Mattei Affair is a 1972 film directed by Francesco Rosi. It depicts the life and mysterious death of Enrico Mattei, an Italian businessman who in the aftermath of World War II managed to avoid the sale of the nascent Italian oil and hydrocarbon industry to US companies and developed them in...
, Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano
Charlie "Lucky" Luciano was an Italian mobster born in Sicily. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States for splitting New York City into five different Mafia crime families and the establishment of the first commission...
and Exquisite Corpses.
Selected filmography
- Piece of the SkyPiece of the SkyPiece of the Sky is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Aglauco Casadio.-Cast:* Silvio Bagolini* Nicola Bongiorno* Salvatore Cafiero* Marina De Giorgio - Mary II* Luigi De Martino* Franca Droghetti* Lia Ferrel - Mary I* Ettore Jannetti...
(1959) - L'avventuraL'avventuraL'Avventura is a 1960 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and developed from a story he created. Monica Vitti and Gabriele Ferzetti star. It is noted for its careful pacing, which puts a focus on visual composition and character development, as well as for its unusual narrative structure...
(1960) - La notteLa NotteLa Notte is a 1961 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is considered the central film of a trilogy beginning with L'avventura and ending with L'Eclisse.- Plot :...
(1961) - The AssassinThe Assassin (1961 film)The Assassin is a 1961 Italian crime film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.- Cast :* Marcello Mastroianni - Nello Poletti* Micheline Presle - Adalgisa de Matteis* Cristina Gaioni - Antonella Nogara...
(1961) - L'eclisseL'eclisseL'eclisse is a 1962 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is considered the last part of a trilogy which was preceded by L'avventura and La Notte....
(1962) - The Red Desert (1964)
- BlowupBlowupBlowup is a 1966 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, his first English-language film.It tells of a British photographer's accidental involvement with a murder, inspired by Julio Cortázar's short story, "Las babas del diablo" or "The Devil's Drool" , translated also as Blow-Up, and by the life...
(1967) - Catch As Catch CanCatch As Catch Can (1967 film)Catch As Catch Can is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Indovina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Vittorio Gassman - Bob Chiaramonte...
(1967) - Ghosts - Italian StyleGhosts - Italian StyleGhosts - Italian Style is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Renato Castellani.-Cast:* Sophia Loren - Maria Lojacono* Vittorio Gassman - Pasquale Lojacono* Mario Adorf - Alfredo Mariano* Aldo Giuffrè - Raffaele* Margaret Lee - Sayonara...
(1968) - In Search of GregoryIn Search of GregoryIn Search of Gregory is a 1969 drama film directed by Peter Wood and starring Julie Christie.-Cast:* Julie Christie - Catherine Morelli* Michael Sarrazin - Gregory Mulvey* John Hurt - Daniel* Adolfo Celi - Max* Paola Pitagora - Nicole...
(1969) - A Quiet Place in the CountryA Quiet Place in the CountryA Quiet Place in the Country is a 1969 Italian-French horror film directed by Elio Petri. It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a Silver Bear award.-Cast:* Franco Nero - Leonardo Ferri* Vanessa Redgrave - Flavia...
(1969) - The Voyeur (1970)
- Zabriskie PointZabriskie Point (film)Zabriskie Point is a 1970 film by Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, widely noted at the time for its setting in the late 1960s counterculture of the United States...
(1970) - The Mattei AffairThe Mattei AffairThe Mattei Affair is a 1972 film directed by Francesco Rosi. It depicts the life and mysterious death of Enrico Mattei, an Italian businessman who in the aftermath of World War II managed to avoid the sale of the nascent Italian oil and hydrocarbon industry to US companies and developed them in...
(1972) - Lucky LucianoLucky LucianoCharlie "Lucky" Luciano was an Italian mobster born in Sicily. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States for splitting New York City into five different Mafia crime families and the establishment of the first commission...
(1973) - AmarcordAmarcordAmarcord is a 1973 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale about Titta, an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the fictional town of Borgo in 1930s Fascist Italy...
(1973) - Illustrious CorpsesIllustrious CorpsesIllustrious Corpses is a 1976 thriller film directed by Francesco Rosi and starring Lino Ventura. The film was screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition...
(1976) - Caro MicheleCaro MicheleCaro Michele is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival, where Monicelli won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Cast:* Mariangela Melato as Mara Castorelli...
(1976) - The Night of the Shooting StarsThe Night of the Shooting StarsThe Night of the Shooting Stars is a 1982 Italian fantasy war drama film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Special Grand Prix....
(1981) - Identification of a WomanIdentification of a WomanIdentification of a Woman is a 1982 Italian color drama film written, directed and edited by Michelangelo Antonioni.The film centers on a Roman film director who falls in love with a strange noble woman during his research for a new film...
(1982) - Voyage in TimeVoyage in TimeVoyage in Time is a 63-minute feature documentary that documents the travels in Italy of director Andrei Tarkovsky in preparation for the making of his film Nostalghia....
(1983) - NostalghiaNostalghiaNostalghia is a 1983 Soviet film, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Oleg Yankovsky, Domiziana Giordano and Erland Josephson.The plot of the film centers around the meaning of the term nostalgia, which describes a longing for the past, often in idealized form.-Plot:The opening scene is a...
(1983) - And the Ship Sails On (1983)
- Henry IVHenry IV (film)Henry IV is a 1984 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It is based on the Luigi Pirandello play of the same name. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Henry IV* Claudia Cardinale - Matilda...
(1984) - Voyage to CytheraVoyage to CytheraVoyage to Cythera is a 1984 Greek film directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize and the award for Best Screenplay.-Cast:* Manos Katrakis as Spyros* Mairi Hronopoulou as Voula...
(1984) - Ginger and FredGinger and FredGinger and Fred is a 1986 comedy/drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni and Giulietta Masina.The title is a reference to the American dancing couple Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers...
(1985) - The BeekeeperThe Beekeeper (film)-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni as Spyros* Nadia Mourouzi as the girl* Serge Reggiani as Sick Man* Jenny Roussea as spyros' wife* Dinos Iliopoulos as Spyros' friend* Iakovos Panotas as solder' the girls boyfriend* Vassia Panagopoulou* Stamatis Gardelis...
(1986) - Chronicle of a Death ForetoldChronicle of a Death Foretold (film)Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a drama film directed by Francesco Rosi adapted by Tonino Guerra from the eponymous novel by Gabriel García Márquez. It stars Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti, Anthony Delon and Gian Maria Volonté. The film premiered at Cannes film festival in May 1987.-Plot :Cristóbal...
(1987) - Landscape in the MistLandscape in the Mist-Plot:The movie portrays the journey of two children in search of their father, whom they believe lives in Germany. On the way they meet many people, including a troupe of actors , and encounter dangers...
(1988) - BurroBurroThe burro is a small donkey used primarily as a pack animal. In addition, significant numbers of feral burros live in the Southwestern United States, where they are protected by law, and in Mexico...
(1989) - Dimenticare PalermoDimenticare PalermoDimenticare Palermo is a 1989 Italian political thriller starring James Belushi, Mimi Rogers and Joss Ackland and directed by Francesco Rosi and co-written by Gore Vidal. The film was released under the title The Palermo Connection in North America...
(1989) - The Sun Also Shines at NightThe Sun Also Shines at NightThe Sun Also Shines at Night is an Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani in 1990. It was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Julian Sands - Sergio Giuramondo* Charlotte Gainsbourg - Matilda...
(1990) - The Suspended Step of the StorkThe Suspended Step of the StorkThe Suspended Step of the Stork is a 1991 Greek film directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni as Missing Politician* Jeanne Moreau as The Woman...
(1991) - Eternity and a DayEternity and a DayEternity and a Day is a 1998 Greek film starring Bruno Ganz, and directed by Theo Angelopoulos. The film won the Palme d'Or and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(1998) - Ulysses' GazeUlysses' GazeUlysses' Gaze is a 1995 Greek film directed by Theo Angelopoulos. The actor Gian Maria Volonté died during the filming. He was replaced by Erland Josephson.-Plot:...
(1995) - Tierra del fuegoTierra del fuego (film)Tierra del fuego is a 2000 Chilean drama film directed by Miguel Littín. It is about the conquest of Tierra del Fuego by Julius Popper. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:...
(2000)