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Scola made further successful films, including ''[[A Special Day]]'' (1977), ''[[That Night In Varennes]]'' (1982), ''[[Che ora è?|What Time Is It?]]'' (1989) and ''[[Captain Fracassa's Journey]]'' (1990). He directed close to 40 films in some 40 years. {{cn|date=August 2014}} His film ''Passione d'amore'', adapted from a 19th-century novel, was adapted by [[Stephen Sondheim]] and [[James Lapine]] into the award-winning musical ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]''. He was a member of the jury at the [[1988 Cannes Film Festival]]. {{cn|date=August 2014}}.
Scola made further successful films, including ''[[A Special Day]]'' (1977), ''[[That Night In Varennes]]'' (1982), ''[[Che ora è?|What Time Is It?]]'' (1989) and ''[[Captain Fracassa's Journey]]'' (1990). He directed close to 40 films in some 40 years. {{cn|date=August 2014}} His film ''Passione d'amore'', adapted from a 19th-century novel, was adapted by [[Stephen Sondheim]] and [[James Lapine]] into the award-winning musical ''[[Passion (musical)|Passion]]''. He was a member of the jury at the [[1988 Cannes Film Festival]]. {{cn|date=August 2014}}.

In 2009, Scola signed a petition in support of film director [[Roman Polanski]], calling for his release after he was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his [[Roman Polanski sexual abuse case|1977 charge]] for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacd.fr/Le-cinema-soutient-Roman-Polanski-Petition-for-Roman-Polanski.1340.0.html|title=Le cinéma soutient Roman Polanski / Petition for Roman Polanski|date=28 September 2009|website=[[Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques]]|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.ph/XbSS|archive-date=4 June 2012}}</ref>


Scola died in Rome on January 19, 2016 at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite web|title=Italian film director Ettore Scola dead at age of 84: media|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20160119-italian-film-director-ettore-scola-dead-age-84-media|website=france24.com|publisher=[[France 24]]|access-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120001951/http://www.france24.com/en/20160119-italian-film-director-ettore-scola-dead-age-84-media|archive-date=20 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Scola died in Rome on January 19, 2016 at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite web|title=Italian film director Ettore Scola dead at age of 84: media|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20160119-italian-film-director-ettore-scola-dead-age-84-media|website=france24.com|publisher=[[France 24]]|access-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120001951/http://www.france24.com/en/20160119-italian-film-director-ettore-scola-dead-age-84-media|archive-date=20 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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Ettore Scola
Scola in 2007
Born(1931-05-10)10 May 1931
Trevico, Campania, Italy
Died19 January 2016(2016-01-19) (aged 84)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Occupations
Years active1964–2016

Ettore Scola (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛttore ˈskɔːla]; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Life and career

Scola was born in Trevico, Avellino, Campania. He entered the film industry as a screenwriter in 1953, and directed his first film, Let's Talk About Women, in 1964. In 1974 Scola enjoyed international success with We All Loved Each Other So Much (C'eravamo tanto amati), a wide fresco of post-World War II Italian life and politics, dedicated to fellow director Vittorio De Sica. The film won the Golden Prize at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] In 1976 he won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for Brutti, sporchi e cattivi.

Scola made further successful films, including A Special Day (1977), That Night In Varennes (1982), What Time Is It? (1989) and Captain Fracassa's Journey (1990). He directed close to 40 films in some 40 years. [citation needed] His film Passione d'amore, adapted from a 19th-century novel, was adapted by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine into the award-winning musical Passion. He was a member of the jury at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. [citation needed].

In 2009, Scola signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after he was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl.[2]

Scola died in Rome on January 19, 2016 at the age of 84.[3]

Filmography as director

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Le cinéma soutient Roman Polanski / Petition for Roman Polanski". Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques (in French). 28 September 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Italian film director Ettore Scola dead at age of 84: media". france24.com. France 24. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ^ "The 50th Academy Awards (1978) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  5. ^ "Berlinale: 1984 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  6. ^ "Berlinale: 1991 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  7. ^ Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated
  8. ^ "23rd Moscow International Film Festival (2001)". MIFF. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.

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