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Damiano Damiani

January 30, 2023

Damiano Damiani (23 July 1922 – 7 March 2013) was an Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer. Poet and director Pier Paolo Pasolini referred to him as "a bitter moralist hungry for old purity"[citation needed], while film critic Paolo Mereghetti said that his style made him "the most American of Italian directors".[1]

Damiano Damiani
Born(1922-07-23)23 July 1922
Pasiano di Pordenone, Friuli, Italy
Died7 March 2013(2013-03-07) (aged 90)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1947–2002

In 1946 Damiano Damiani became part of the so-called Group of Venice with Fernando Carcupino, Hugo Pratt and Dino Battaglia.

Life and career

Born in Pasiano di Pordenone, Friuli, Damiani studied at the Accademia di Brera in Milan, then made his début in 1947 with the documentary La banda d'Affari. After a few years as a screenwriter, he directed his first feature film in 1960, Il rossetto.[citation needed]

Before his career as a big screenwriter, Damiani was first a comic cartoonist in association with the "Group of Venice".[clarification needed] Focused on the comic Asso di Picche (1945–49) the comic featured a masked vigilante who fights crime all over the globe and is in charge of the crime stopping organization, "Band of Panthers".

A smaller publication to which he also contributed through illustration was Mike Lazy (1946) producing two volumes in Albo Dinamite by Edizioni Il Carro in Milan.[2] Then individually producing his own gangster comic, Pat la Rocca (1946). Two books were published in the collection Collana Gialli Film, also by Edizioni Il Carro. A third comic was scheduled and advertised to release yet never materialized.[citation needed]

Continuing his work in the comic industry, Damiani wrote scripts for the photo comic strip Arizona Kid (1949) published in Mondadori magazines such as Avventuroso Film and Bolero Film.[2] Moving on to work on the launch of a similar magazine, Sogno, alongside editor Luciano Pedrocchi, he also later worked as a screenwriter for an adventure comic I Tre Boyscouts (Edizioni Castello, 1948; which was illustrated by Rino Ferrari, Giovanni Benvenuti and Andrea Bresciani). Later in his career, Damiani did some illustration work for the crime noir comic, Hogart il Giustiziere, which was reprinted and published under the title Bogart il Giusitiziere (1968–69).[3]

His 1962 film, Arturo's Island, won the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.[4] The 1960s were Damiani's "golden decade"; he was praised by critics and his films were box office successes.[5]

In 1966, he directed A Bullet for the General, one of the first political " Spaghetti Westerns".[6] In 1968, with The Day of the Owl,[7] he started a series of films in which social criticism, often related to the connections between politics and crime, was mixed with spectacular plots.[8] His 1971 film Confessions of a Police Captain won the Golden Prize at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.[9]

In 1973 Damiani débuted as an actor, playing Giovanni Amendola in Florestano Vancini's The Matteotti Murder.[8] He was known to cult horror film fans for directing Amityville II: The Possession in 1982 for Dino de Laurentiis.[citation needed]

In 1984, he directed one of the most famous Italian television series, La piovra, a description of the contemporary Italian Mafia and its involvement in politics.[8] His last feature film was Assassini dei giorni di festa , directed in 2002.[10]

Death

Damiani died on 7 March 2013, at his home in Rome, from respiratory failure; he was 90 years old.[5]

Filmography

Screenwriter

Director

Actor

Awards

Nominations

  • Golden Berlin Bear for Pizza Connection (1985)
  • Golden Berlin Bear for Il giorno della civetta (1968)
  • Golden Berlin Bear for La rimpatriata (1963)[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Paolo Mereghetti (8 March 2013). "Addio a Damiano Damiani". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b Bardini, Marco (15 April 2015). "Elsa Morante e il cinema: "L'isola di Arturo" di Damiano Damiani". Cuadernos de Filología Italiana. 21. doi:10.5209/rev_cfit.2014.v21.48720. ISSN 1988-2394.
  3. ^ Lambiek Comiclopedia. 1 December 2009.
  4. ^ Lino Micciché, Storia del cinema italiano. Edizioni di Bianco & Nero, 2001.
  5. ^ a b "Morto il regista Damiano Damiani". La Stampa. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  6. ^ Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.
  7. ^ Garofalo, Piero (2011). "Damiano Damiani's "Il giorno della civetta" (1968): A Western Flirtation". In Renga, Dana (ed.). Mafia Movies. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 252–260.
  8. ^ a b c "Addio a Damiano Damiani, regista della Piovra". La Repubblica. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  9. ^ a b . MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Addio a Damiano Damiani,  regista della Piovra". la Repubblica (in Italian). 7 March 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  11. ^ . berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Awards for Damiano Damiani". IMDb.

External links

  • Damiano Damiani at IMDb

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Damiano Damiani 23 July 1922 7 March 2013 was an Italian screenwriter film director actor and writer Poet and director Pier Paolo Pasolini referred to him as a bitter moralist hungry for old purity citation needed while film critic Paolo Mereghetti said that his style made him the most American of Italian directors 1 Damiano DamianiBorn 1922 07 23 23 July 1922Pasiano di Pordenone Friuli ItalyDied7 March 2013 2013 03 07 aged 90 Rome Lazio ItalyOccupation s Film director screenwriterYears active1947 2002In 1946 Damiano Damiani became part of the so called Group of Venice with Fernando Carcupino Hugo Pratt and Dino Battaglia Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death 3 Filmography 3 1 Screenwriter 3 2 Director 3 3 Actor 4 Awards 5 Nominations 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksLife and career EditBorn in Pasiano di Pordenone Friuli Damiani studied at the Accademia di Brera in Milan then made his debut in 1947 with the documentary La banda d Affari After a few years as a screenwriter he directed his first feature film in 1960 Il rossetto citation needed Before his career as a big screenwriter Damiani was first a comic cartoonist in association with the Group of Venice clarification needed Focused on the comic Asso di Picche 1945 49 the comic featured a masked vigilante who fights crime all over the globe and is in charge of the crime stopping organization Band of Panthers A smaller publication to which he also contributed through illustration was Mike Lazy 1946 producing two volumes in Albo Dinamite by Edizioni Il Carro in Milan 2 Then individually producing his own gangster comic Pat la Rocca 1946 Two books were published in the collection Collana Gialli Film also by Edizioni Il Carro A third comic was scheduled and advertised to release yet never materialized citation needed Continuing his work in the comic industry Damiani wrote scripts for the photo comic strip Arizona Kid 1949 published in Mondadori magazines such as Avventuroso Film and Bolero Film 2 Moving on to work on the launch of a similar magazine Sogno alongside editor Luciano Pedrocchi he also later worked as a screenwriter for an adventure comic I Tre Boyscouts Edizioni Castello 1948 which was illustrated by Rino Ferrari Giovanni Benvenuti and Andrea Bresciani Later in his career Damiani did some illustration work for the crime noir comic Hogart il Giustiziere which was reprinted and published under the title Bogart il Giusitiziere 1968 69 3 His 1962 film Arturo s Island won the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 4 The 1960s were Damiani s golden decade he was praised by critics and his films were box office successes 5 In 1966 he directed A Bullet for the General one of the first political Spaghetti Westerns 6 In 1968 with The Day of the Owl 7 he started a series of films in which social criticism often related to the connections between politics and crime was mixed with spectacular plots 8 His 1971 film Confessions of a Police Captain won the Golden Prize at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival 9 In 1973 Damiani debuted as an actor playing Giovanni Amendola in Florestano Vancini s The Matteotti Murder 8 He was known to cult horror film fans for directing Amityville II The Possession in 1982 for Dino de Laurentiis citation needed In 1984 he directed one of the most famous Italian television series La piovra a description of the contemporary Italian Mafia and its involvement in politics 8 His last feature film was Assassini dei giorni di festa directed in 2002 10 Death EditDamiani died on 7 March 2013 at his home in Rome from respiratory failure he was 90 years old 5 Filmography EditScreenwriter Edit The Mysteries of Paris 1957 Herod the Great 1958 Head of a Tyrant 1959 Director Edit Lipstick Il rossetto 1960 Blood Feud 1961 aka Il sicario 1960 Arturo s Island L isola di Arturo 1962 The Empty Canvas La noia 1963 The Reunion La rimpatriata 1963 The Witch in Love La strega in amore 1966 A Bullet for the General El Chuncho quien sabe 1966 The Day of the Owl also known as Mafia Il giorno della civetta 1967 A Complicated Girl Una ragazza piuttosto complicata 1968 The Most Beautiful Wife La moglie piu bella 1970 Confessions of a Police Captain Confessioni di un Commissario di Polizia al Procuratore della Repubblica 1971 The Case Is Closed Forget It L istruttoria e chiusa dimentichi 1972 The Assassin of Rome Girolimoni il mostro di Roma 1972 The Devil Is a Woman Sorriso del grande tentatore 1974 How to Kill a Judge Perche si uccide un magistrato 1974 A Genius Two Partners and a Dupe Un genio due compari un pollo 1975 Goodbye and Amen Goodbye e amen 1977 I Am Afraid Io ho paura 1977 A Man on His Knees Un uomo in ginocchio 1978 The Warning L Avvertimento 1980 Amityville II The Possession 1982 Parole e sangue 1983 TV La piovra 1984 TV Pizza Connection 1985 The Inquiry L inchiesta 1986 Imago urbis 1987 Massacre Play 1989 Lenin The Train 1990 TV The Dark Sun Il sole buio 1990 Man of Respect Uomo di rispetto 1992 L angelo con la pistola 1992 Una bambina di troppo 1994 TV Ama il tuo nemico 1999 TV Alex l ariete 2000 Ama il tuo nemico 2 2001 TV Another World Is Possible Un altro mondo e possibile 2001 Assassini dei giorni di festa 2002 Actor Edit 7 Bullets for Gringo 1967 Journalist with Gen Elias uncredited The Case Is Closed Forget It 1971 Vanzi s lawyer uncredited The Assassination of Matteotti 1973 Giovanni Amendola How to Kill a Judge 1975 Giacomo Solaris Attorney uncredited final film role Awards EditGolden Seashell at San Sebastian Film Festival for L isola di Arturo 1962 Berlin FIPRESCI Prize Honorable Mention for La rimpatriata 1963 Silver Berlin Bear Honorable Mention for Pizza Connection 1985 11 David di Donatello Alitalia Award for L Inchiesta 1986 Golden Prize at Moscow Film Festival for Confessione di un commissario di polizia al procuratore della repubblica 1971 9 Nominations EditGolden Berlin Bear for Pizza Connection 1985 Golden Berlin Bear for Il giorno della civetta 1968 Golden Berlin Bear for La rimpatriata 1963 12 See also EditFernando Carcupino Hugo Pratt Dino BattagliaReferences Edit Paolo Mereghetti 8 March 2013 Addio a Damiano Damiani Corriere della Sera Retrieved 8 March 2013 a b Bardini Marco 15 April 2015 Elsa Morante e il cinema L isola di Arturo di Damiano Damiani Cuadernos de Filologia Italiana 21 doi 10 5209 rev cfit 2014 v21 48720 ISSN 1988 2394 Lambiek Comiclopedia 1 December 2009 Lino Micciche Storia del cinema italiano Edizioni di Bianco amp Nero 2001 a b Morto il regista Damiano Damiani La Stampa 8 March 2013 Retrieved 8 March 2013 Marco Giusti 2007 Dizionario del western all italiana Mondadori 2007 ISBN 978 88 04 57277 0 Garofalo Piero 2011 Damiano Damiani s Il giorno della civetta 1968 A Western Flirtation In Renga Dana ed Mafia Movies Toronto University of Toronto Press pp 252 260 a b c Addio a Damiano Damiani regista della Piovra La Repubblica 8 March 2013 Retrieved 8 March 2013 a b 7th Moscow International Film Festival 1971 MIFF Archived from the original on 3 April 2014 Retrieved 23 December 2012 Addio a Damiano Damiani regista della Piovra la Repubblica in Italian 7 March 2013 Retrieved 29 August 2021 Berlinale 1985 Prize Winners berlinale de Archived from the original on 29 April 2014 Retrieved 11 January 2011 Awards for Damiano Damiani IMDb External links EditDamiano Damiani at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Damiano Damiani amp oldid 1126577394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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