Umberto Barbaro
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Umberto Barbaro was an Italian film critic and essayist. He was born in Acireale
on January 3, 1902 and died on March 19, 1959 in Rome.
America
, Russia
and Germany
. With Anton Giulio Bragaglia
he founded the Teatro degli Indipendenti in Rome. He knew Russian and German and translated the works of translated by Heinrich von Kleist
, Mikhail Bulgakov
and Frank Wedekind
into Italian. Barbaro was a journalist, essayist, novelist and his writings appear in several magazines of the time.
In 1936 he co-founded, with Luigi Chiarini, the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
in Rome and became a teacher. They published the monthly film magazine Bianco e Nero, directly tied to the Centro Sperimentale. After the Second World War, Barbaro continued his studies on cinema in general and in particular Soviet cinema. He made additional translations into Italian of the writings of theorists of cinema, including Vsevolod Pudovkin Illarionovič, Sergej Mikhailovich Eisenstein, Rudolf Arnheim and Béla Balázs
. In 1947 he also translated Sigmund Freud
. In 1945 Barabro was appointed Special Commissioner by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, a position he held until 1947, when it was removed for political reasons. Barbaro was a backer of the neo-realist cinema.
Barbaro began his filmmaking debut as writer, in 1933 with a documentary
,Cantieri dell'Adriatico followed by his only full length film, L'ultima nemica After the war turns, with the help of Roberto Longhi, Barbaro made two short of films dedicated to Carpaccio
and Caravaggio
.
Barbaro was a film critic for L'Unità
, the weekly Vie Nuove e a Filmcritica, and the fortnightly L'Eco del cinema magazines.
Umberto Barbaro has been elected to the "Biblioteca del Cinema and awarded the Premio Nazionale Filmcritica
Acireale
Acireale is a coastal city and commune in the north-east of the province of Catania, Sicily, Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna, on the coast facing the Ionian Sea. It is a diocese, famous for its churches, including the Neo-Gothic St. Peter's Basilica, St...
on January 3, 1902 and died on March 19, 1959 in Rome.
Biography
Umberto Barbaro was active in many fields: fiction, drama, cinema, criticism and history of figurative art. In 1923 he was the editor ofLa bilancia and collaborated with Dino Terra, Vinicio Paladini and Paolo Floreres. In 1927 he was among the leaders of the Movimento Immaginista and one of the "left" among the Futurists. His work received attention in FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
America
United States
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, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. With Anton Giulio Bragaglia
Anton Giulio Bragaglia
Anton Giulio Bragaglia was a pioneer in Italian Futurist photography and Futurist cinema. A versatile and intellectual artist with wide interests, he wrote about film, theatre, and dance.-Early life:...
he founded the Teatro degli Indipendenti in Rome. He knew Russian and German and translated the works of translated by Heinrich von Kleist
Heinrich von Kleist
Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was a poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him.- Life :...
, Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhaíl Afanásyevich Bulgákov was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, which The Times of London has called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.-Biography:Mikhail Bulgakov was born on...
and Frank Wedekind
Frank Wedekind
Benjamin Franklin Wedekind , usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright...
into Italian. Barbaro was a journalist, essayist, novelist and his writings appear in several magazines of the time.
In 1936 he co-founded, with Luigi Chiarini, the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film....
in Rome and became a teacher. They published the monthly film magazine Bianco e Nero, directly tied to the Centro Sperimentale. After the Second World War, Barbaro continued his studies on cinema in general and in particular Soviet cinema. He made additional translations into Italian of the writings of theorists of cinema, including Vsevolod Pudovkin Illarionovič, Sergej Mikhailovich Eisenstein, Rudolf Arnheim and Béla Balázs
Béla Balázs
----Béla Balázs , born Herbert Bauer, was a Hungarian-Jewish film critic, aesthete, writer and poet....
. In 1947 he also translated Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
. In 1945 Barabro was appointed Special Commissioner by the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, a position he held until 1947, when it was removed for political reasons. Barbaro was a backer of the neo-realist cinema.
Barbaro began his filmmaking debut as writer, in 1933 with a documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
,Cantieri dell'Adriatico followed by his only full length film, L'ultima nemica After the war turns, with the help of Roberto Longhi, Barbaro made two short of films dedicated to Carpaccio
Carpaccio
Carpaccio is a dish of raw meat or fish , thinly sliced or pounded thin and served as an appetizer.- History :...
and Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...
.
Barbaro was a film critic for L'Unità
L'Unità
l'Unità is an Italian left-wing newspaper, originally founded as official newspaper of the Italian Communist Party.-History:L'Unità was founded by Antonio Gramsci on 12 February 1924, as the newspaper of workers and peasants, the official newspaper of Italian Communist Party : it was printed in...
, the weekly Vie Nuove e a Filmcritica, and the fortnightly L'Eco del cinema magazines.
Umberto Barbaro has been elected to the "Biblioteca del Cinema and awarded the Premio Nazionale Filmcritica
Publications
- Luce fredda, novel, Lanciano, Carabba Ed., 1931; reprinted Montepulciano, Ed. Del Grifo, 1990
- L'isola del sale, a novel serialized in L'Italia letteraria, 1935; reprinted Bari, Palomar, 2002
- L'essenza del can barbone, short stories, Lanciano, Carabba, 1931; reprinted Naples, Liguori Ed., 1996
- L'attore, (a cura), Rome, Bianco e Nero Ed., 1938. Text can also be found in Bianco e Nero, 2/3, 1938
- Film: soggetto e sceneggiatura, Rome, Bianco e Nero, 1939
- Il cinema e l'uomo moderno, Rome, Le Edizioni Sociali, 1950
- Poesia del film, Roma, Filmcritica Ed., 1955; reprinted Rome, Bulzoni, 1999
- L'arte dell'attore, with Luigi Chiarini, (edited) Rome, Bianco e Nero Ed.,1950
Posthumous works
- Il film e il risarcimento marxista dell'arte, Roma, Editori Riuniti, 1960
- Servitù e grandezza del cinema, edited by Lorenzo Quaglietti, Roma, Editori Riuniti, 1962
- Il cinema tedesco, edited by di Mino Argentieri, Roma, Editori Riuniti,1973
- Neorealismo e realismo, edited by Gianpiero Brunetta, Roma, Editori Riuniti, 1973
- Fratelli d'Italia, film script written with Luigi Chiarini, in Cinemasessanta, 302, October–December, 2009
Filmography
- Cantieri dell'Adriatico, documentary, director, 1933
- L'ultima nemica, film, director, 1938
- CarpaccioCarpaccioCarpaccio is a dish of raw meat or fish , thinly sliced or pounded thin and served as an appetizer.- History :...
, documentary, director 1947 - CaravaggioCaravaggioMichelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...
, documentary, director 1948
Scripts
- Seconda B, directed by Goffredo AlessandriniGoffredo AlessandriniGoffredo Alessandrini was an Italian script writer and film director. He also acted, edited, and produced some films.-Biography:...
,1934 - La peccatrice, directed by Amleto PalermiAmleto PalermiAmleto Palermi was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 71 films between 1914 and 1942. He directed The Old Lady, which starred Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film.-Selected filmography:...
, 1941 - Via delle cinque lune, directed by Luigi Chiarini, 1942
- La bella addormentata, directed by Luigi Chiarini, 1942
- Paura d'amare, directed by Gaetano Amata, 1942
- La locandiera, directed by Luigi Chiarini, 1943
- Caccia tragica, directed by Giuseppe De Santis, 1948
- FabiolaFabiolaFabiola is a female name of Latin/Roman origin meaning "girl in the meadows".Fabiola is pronounced fah-bee-OH-lah. Feminine variant of Fabian, from the Roman family clan name Fabius. Saint Fabiola was an energetic Roman matron who organized the first hospice for sick and needy travelers...
, directed by Alessandro BlasettiAlessandro BlasettiAlessandro Blasetti was an Italian film director who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Quattro passi fra le nuvole...
, 1948. Not credited - Czarci zleb (The Passage of the Devil), directed by Tadeus Kauski and Aldo Vergano. Poland, unpublished in Italy, 1949
- La figlia del forzato, directed by Gaetano Amata, 1953
External links
- Filmography on yahoo-movies http://it.movies.yahoo.com/artisti/b/umberto-barbaro/index-321809.html
- Biography on MyMovies http://www.mymovies.it/dizionario/biblio.asp?r=21017
- Biblioteca del Cinema http://www.bibliotecadelcinema.it/