Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
Taviani brothers | |
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Born | Vittorio Taviani 20 September 1929 |
Died | 15 April 2018 Rome, Italy | (aged 88)
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Years active | 1962–2018 |
Paolo Taviani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo taˈvjaːni]; 8 November 1931 – 29 February 2024) and Vittorio Taviani (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo taˈvjaːni]; 20 September 1929 – 15 April 2018), collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on numerous film productions.
At the
Career
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Both born in
Their first anonymous film was .
In 1971, they co-signed the media campaign against Milan's police commissioner
The revolutionary theme is present both in
Their next film
From then onwards, the Tavianis' inspiration proved faltering. Successes like
In the 2000s, the brothers turned successfully to directing television films and miniseries, such as Leo Tolstoy's
Their film
On 15 April 2018, Vittorio Taviani died in Rome after a long illness at the age of 88.[3][4][5]
Paolo Taviani died of a pulmonary edema in Rome, on 29 February 2024, at the age of 92.[6][7]
Filmography
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As film directors
- San Miniato, luglio '44 (1954)
- L'Italia non è un paese povero (together with Joris Ivens, 1960)
- A Man for Burning (together with Valentino Orsini, 1962)
- Outlaws of Love (together with Valentino Orsini, 1963)
- The Subversives (1967)
- Under the Sign of Scorpio (1969)
- St. Michael Had a Rooster (1972)
- Allonsanfàn (1974)
- Padre Padrone (1977)
- The Meadow (1979)
- The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
- Kaos (1984)
- Good Morning, Babylon (1987)
- The Sun Also Shines at Night (1990)
- Fiorile (1993)
- The Elective Affinities (1996)
- You Laugh (1998)
- Resurrection (TV film, 2001)
- La primavera del 2002 - L'Italia protesta, l'Italia si ferma (2002), collectively made with 46 other directors
- Luisa Sanfelice (TV miniseries, 2004)
- The Lark Farm (2007)
- Caesar Must Die (2012)
- Wondrous Boccaccio (2015)
- Rainbow: A Private Affair (2017)
- Leonora addio (2022, first and last film directed only by Paolo Taviani)
As screenwriters
- San Miniato, luglio '44 (with Valentino Orsini and Cesare Zavattini, 1954)
- A Man for Burning (with Valentino Orsini, 1962)
- Outlaws of Love (with Lucio Battistrada, Giuliani G. De Negri, Renato Niccolai and Valentino Orsini, 1963)
- The Subversives (1967)
- Under the Sign of Scorpio (1969)
- St. Michael Had a Rooster (based on a story by Leo Tolstoy, 1972)
- Allonsanfàn (1973)
- Padre padrone (based on a book by Gavino Ledda, 1977)
- The Meadow (with Gianni Sbarra, 1979)
- The Night of the Shooting Stars (with Giuliani G. De Negri and Tonino Guerra, 1982)
- Kaos (based on short stories by Luigi Pirandello, 1984)
- Good Morning, Babylon (with Tonino Guerra, 1987)
- The Sun Also Shines at Night (with Tonino Guerra, based on Father Sergius by Tolstoy, 1990)
- Fiorile (with Sandro Petraglia, 1993)
- The Elective Affinities (based on Elective Affinities by Goethe, 1996)
- You Laugh (based on short stories by Pirandello, 1998)
- Resurrection (based on Resurrection by Tolstoy, 2001)
- Luisa Sanfelice (based on Alexandre Dumas, père, 2004)
- Rainbow: A Private Affair (based on A Private Matter by Beppe Fenoglio, 2017)
Awards
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- 1977: Father and Master.
- 1977: Grand Prix for Father and Master, Berlin International Film Festival
- 1978: Special Father and Master.
- 1982: Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival for The Night of the Shooting Stars.
- 1983: David di Donatello for Best Film and David di Donatello for Best Director for The Night of the Shooting Stars.
- 1984: Golden Globe for Best Film for The Night of the Shooting Stars.
- 1985: Golden Globe for Best Film for Kaos.
- 1985: David di Donatello for Best Script for Kaos.
- 1986: Venice International Film Festival.
- 2002:
- 2005: Italian Golden GlobesCareer Prize
- 2007: Efebo d'oro for La Masseria delle Allodole.
- 2008: Laurea honoris causa in "Cinema, Theatre and Multimedia Production" by the Faculty of Literature and Philosophy of the University of Pisa.
- 2012: Golden Bear and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Berlin International Film Festival for Caesar Must Die.
- 2012: David di Donatello for Best Film and David di Donatello for Best Director for Caesar Must Die.
References
- ^ "Jail docu-drama Caesar Must Die wins Berlin award". BBC News Online. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "L'Italia candida agli Oscar il film dei fratelli Taviani". Gazzetta di Parma (in Italian). 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "Italian film-maker Vittorio Taviani dies". BBC News Online. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ The Associated Press (15 April 2018). "Vittorio Taviani, of Italian Brother Directing Team, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Morto Paolo Taviani, maestro di cinema con il fratello Vittorio". La Repubblica. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Rainews, Redazione di (29 February 2024). "È morto il regista Paolo Taviani, maestro del cinema italiano con il fratello Vittorio". RaiNews (in Italian). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "24th Moscow International Film Festival (2002)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
External links
- Paolo Taviani at IMDb
- Vittorio Taviani at IMDb
- Paolo Taviani at Rotten Tomatoes
- Vittorio Taviani at Rotten Tomatoes
- Paolo Taviani at Metacritic
- Vittorio Taviani at Metacritic
- Paolo Taviani discography at Discogs
- Vittorio Taviani discography at Discogs