Luigi Chiarini (20 June 1900 – 12 November 1975) was an Italian film theorist, essayist, screenwriter and film director.
Luigi Chiarini | |
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 Luigi Chiarini in 1965 | |
| Born | 20 June 1900 |
| Died | 12 November 1975 (aged 75) Rome, Lazio Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Essayist Director Screenwriter |
Life and career
editBorn in Rome, Chiarini wrote extensively about film theory and in 1935 he founded the drama school Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.[1] He later founded and directed the Centro's official journal Bianco e Nero and the magazine Rivista del cinema italiano.[1] In 1961 he was appointed the first chair of film studies in Italy, at the University of Pisa.[1]
Between 1963 and 1968 Chiarini served as artistic director of the Venice International Film Festival.[1] He was also on the jury of the 1937 Venice Film Festival and the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Selected filmography
editDirector
edit- Street of the Five Moons (1942)
- Sleeping Beauty (1942)
- The Innkeeper (1944)
- Last Love (1947)
- Pact with the Devil (1950)
Screenwriter
edit- The Sinner (1940)
- I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (1948)
- Garibaldi (1961)
See also
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