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Alessandro D'Alatri

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Alessandro D'Alatri
Born(1955-02-24)24 February 1955
Rome, Italy
Died3 May 2023(2023-05-03) (aged 68)
Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter

Alessandro D'Alatri (24 February 1955 – 3 May 2023) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He started a career as an actor, and later he enrolled at as a successful career as a film and television director.

Life and career

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Born in Rome, as a teenager D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, and Vittorio De Sica among others.[1][2] In the 1970s he decided to focus on directing and, after a long apprenticeship as a director of commercials,[1] including an award for best AD director at the 1987 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity,[2] in 1991 he directed his first feature film, Red American, for which he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director.[1][3] His next film, No Skin was both a critical and a commercial success,[1] and received a David di Donatello, a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak d'oro for best screenplay.[3] His 1998 film The Garden of Eden, an apocryphal history of Jesus, was entered into the main competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival.[3]

In his later years D'Alatri mainly focused on television, directing some successful TV-series such as The Bastards of Pizzofalcone and Un professore, both starring Alessandro Gassmann.[4][5] He also directed several music videos for notable artists such as Elisa, Laura Pausini, Renato Zero, and Negramaro.[5] D'Alatri died on 3 May 2023, at the age of 68.[4][5]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  2. ^ a b Glauco Benigni (3 July 1987). "E' italiano, 32 anni il miglior regista di spot dell'anno". La Repubblica. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
  4. ^ a b Manca, Mario (3 May 2023). "Addio ad Alessandro D'Alatri, regista di Casomai e Un professore". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "È morto il regista Alessandro D'Alatri". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
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