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Memè Perlini

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Memè Perlini
Born
Amelio Perlini

(1947-12-08)8 December 1947
Died5 April 2017(2017-04-05) (aged 69)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active1971-2005

Amelio "Memè" Perlini (8 December 1947 – 5 April 2017) was an Italian actor and film director. His directorial debut, Italian Postcards, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

He directed Teatro La Maschera, of Rome, in his theatrical adaptation of Raymond Roussel's Locus Solus at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City in April 1977.[2] The production was co-presented by La MaMa and the International Theatre Institute, and billed as the First International Theater Festival.[3]

Perlini died in Rome on 5 April 2017, at the age of 69. He seems to have committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of his house.[4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1970 A Pocketful of Chestnuts
1971 Duck, You Sucker! Miranda's Son
1972 Sexy Sinners Guido / Friend of Rainero
1972 Canterbury proibito Fox (segment "Gallo Cantachiaro")
1972 The Grand Duel Saxon Henchman
1978 Quando c'era lui... caro lei! Adolf Hitler
1980 Eugenio 'Baffo'
1982 Cercasi Gesù Don Gerado
1986 La ragazza dei lillà Vasco
1987 Italian Postcards Director and screenwriter
1987 The Family Aristide
1987 Italian Night Francesco 'Checco' Righi
1990 Panama Sugar Lt. Garcia
1990 Atto di dolore Ramella
1990 Ferdinando, uomo d'amore Don Catellino
1992 Zuppa di pesce Edoardo
1992 Il piacere delle carni Morano the Butcher
1994 An American Love Petri TV movie
1996 Come mi vuoi Don Michele
1998 Onorevoli detenuti
2003 Tosca e altre due

References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Italian Postcards". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  2. ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Locus Solus (1977)". Accessed June 13, 2018.
  3. ^ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Special Event: The First International Theater Festival (1977)". Accessed June 13, 2018.
  4. ^ La Repubblica (5 April 2017). "È morto Memè Perlini, attore simbolo del teatro d'avanguardia anni 70". Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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