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Silvio Narizzano
Born(1927-02-08)February 8, 1927[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
DiedJuly 26, 2011(2011-07-26) (aged 84)[1]
London, England
Alma materBishop's University[1]
Occupation(s)Film and television director,
television producer
Years active1951–95

Silvio Narizzano (February 8, 1927 – July 26, 2011)[1] was a Canadian film and television director who worked primarily in the United Kingdom. His directorial credits included the critically acclaimed films Georgy Girl (1966) and Loot (1970), which brought Narizzano several accolades, and television dramas like ITV Play of the Week, Zero One, Court Martial, Come Back, Little Sheba, Staying On, and The Body in the Library. He was nominated for four BAFTA Awards (including once for Best British Film), winning once for Best Drama Series.

Life and career

Born in Montreal to a family of Italian background,[1] Narizzano was educated at Bishop's University, Quebec. His cinematic influences included Richard Lester, Tony Richardson, John Schlesinger, and the French New Wave.[1] He initially worked for the Mountain Playhouse in Montreal and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).[1] He then emigrated to the United Kingdom, where he directed various TV series and his first film, Hammer Horror's Fanatic (1965).[1] Narizzano's most successful film was Georgy Girl (1966),[1] which received four Academy Award nominations as well as a BAFTA nomination for Best British Film, and was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

His other work included "The Glass Menagerie" for Granada TV (1963), Loot, the 1970 film of Joe Orton's play of the same name, the comedy-drama Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977), Demi Moore's debut film Choices, and the made-for-television films Staying On (1980, adapted from Paul Scott's novel of the same name), "Young Shoulders" 1984 Play for Today for BBC from John Wain's novel and The Body in the Library (1984, adapted from the Agatha Christie murder mystery).[1] His Come Back, Little Sheba (1977), a TV version of the play by William Inge, was broadcast as part of the anthology series Laurence Olivier Presents.[1]

From the 1960s, Narizzano divided his time between London and Mojácar, Spain.[1] He suffered from recurring depression in adulthood, which worsened in the 1980s following the death of a long-term friend and collaborator, the scriptwriter Win Wells.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Notes
1965 Fanatic
1966 Georgy Girl OCIC Award (Berlin International Film Festival)
Nominated- Golden Berlin Bear
Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best British Film
Nominated- DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
1968 Blue
1970 Loot Nominated- Palme d'Or
1973 Redneck
1977 Why Shoot the Teacher?
1978 The Class of Miss MacMichael
1979 The Sky Is Falling
1981 Choices Nominated- Gold Hugo (Chicago International Film Festival)

Television

Year Title Notes
1952 Tales of Adventure 6 episodes
1952-55 General Motors Theatre 8 episodes
1953 Playbill Episode: "The Apple"
1956-64 ITV Play of the Week 16 episodes
1956-59 ITV Television Playhouse 5 episodes
1958 Doomsday for Dyson TV movie
1959 DuPont Show of the Month Episode: "The Fallen Idol"
1960 On Trial Episode: "Oscar Wilde"
1961 Play of the Week Episode: "No Exit/The Indifferent Lover"
Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life TV movie
Family Solicitor Episode: "The Meeting"
1962-65 Zero One 5 episodes
1962 Saki 4 episodes
1963 Maupassant 2 episodes
1964 Drama 61-67 Episode: "Studio '64: Better Luck Next Time"
Paris 1900 6 episodes
1965 Story Parade Episode: "The Old Boys"
The Wednesday Thriller Episode: "The Babysitter"
1966 Court Martial Episode: "All Is a Dream to Me"

BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series

Thirteen Against Fate Episode: "The Widower"
1971 Poet Game TV movie
1971-84 Play for Today 2 episodes
1973 Country Matters Episode: "The Little Farm"

Nominated- BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Play

1974 BBC2 Playhouse Episode: "The Cafeteria"
1978 Come Back, Little Sheba TV movie
1980 Staying On TV movie

Nominated- BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Play

1984 The Body in the Library TV movie
1986 Mystery! Episode: "Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Body in the Library 1"
1990-93 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries 2 episodes
1995 Space Precinct Episode: "Smelter Skelter"

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Bergan, Ronald (July 28, 2011). "Silvio Narizzano Obituary". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on December 5, 2011.

Bibliography

  • The Macmillan International Film Encyclopedia
  • Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies
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