Salvatore Piscicelli
Italian director, screenwriter and film critic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Salvatore Piscicelli (born 4 January 1948) is an Italian director, screenwriter and film critic.
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Born | (1948-01-04) 4 January 1948 (age 76) |
Occupation(s) | film director and screenwriter |
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Born in Pomigliano d'Arco, after an activity as a film critic, Piscicelli started his film career with some documentary short films shot and set in his hometown.[1][2] His feature debut film, Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy, won several awards including the Silver Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.[1][2] His 1981 film Le occasioni di Rosa entered the 38th Venice International Film Festival.[3] In 2001, using only digital supports, he shot Quartetto, the first Italian film to follow the dictates of the avant-garde filmmaking movement "Dogma".[1] His last film is the 2003 biographical drama Alla fine della notte.[4]