Emidio Greco | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1938-10-20)20 October 1938 |
| Died | 22 December 2012(2012-12-22) (aged 74) Rome, Italy |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1974-2012 |
Emidio Greco (20 October 1938 – 22 December 2012) was an Italianfilm director andscreenwriter, best known for the 1974 filmMorel's Invention.
Born inLeporano, in theprovince of Taranto, Greco moved inTurin as a child.[1][2] In 1964 he graduated at theCentro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, then, two years later, he started an activity as documentarist forRAI TV.[1] In 1971 he attendedRoberto Rossellini accompanying him in Chile for a filmed interview withSalvador Allende.[1] In 1974 Greco made his directorial debut in a feature film withMorel's Invention that, well-received from critics, marked him as a real promise in Italianart cinema.[1] His second film,Ehrengard, filmed in 1982, would be released just in 2002 due to the bankruptcy of the producers;[1] from then he directed six more films, mainly literary works adaptations.[1] In 1991 he was awarded with aNastro d'Argento award for best screenplay for the filmA Simple Story.[3]
In 2004 Greco, together withFrancesco Maselli, founded and organized the "Giornate degli Autori" section at theVenice Film Festival.[1][2] He died in Rome at 74 after a brief illness.[1][4]
