Roberto Perpignani

Roberto Perpignani (born 20 April 1941) is an Italian film editor.

Roberto Perpignani
Born	(1941-04-20) 20 April 1941 Rome, Italy
Occupation	Film editor
Years active	1962-present
Spouse(s)	Grazia Volpi ( died 2020)

Biography

He started his career in 1962 as assistant editor in Orson Welles' The Trial.[1] His first credit as film editor is for Bernardo Bertolucci's Prima della rivoluzione.[2]

He won three David di Donatello for Best Editing, in 1983 for Paolo e Vittorio Taviani's The Night of the Shooting Stars, in 1995 for Michael Radford's Il Postino and in 1997 for Roberto Faenza's Marianna Ucria. Perpignani was also awarded a Premio Bianchi at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival.[3]

Personal life

Perpignani was married with film producer Grazia Volpi, who produced many of the Taviani brothers' films, until her death in 2020.

Selected filmography

• The Trial (1962)
• Before the Revolution (1964)
• Nessuno mi può giudicare (1966)
• Mi vedrai tornare (1966)
• China Is Near (1967)
• Don Juan in Sicily (1967)
• Man, Pride and Vengeance (1967)
• Partner (1968)
• A Long Ride from Hell (1968)
• Cuore di mamma (1969)
• Battle of Neretva (1969)
• That Splendid November (1969)
• Under the Sign of Scorpio (1969)
• Corbari (1970)
• The Spider's Stratagem (1970)
• Blindman (1971)
• Shadows Unseen (1972)
• Execution Squad (1972)
• Lover of the Great Bear (1972)
• St. Michael Had a Rooster (1972)
• Allonsanfàn (1973)
• Pete, Pearl & the Pole (1974)
• The Divine Nymph (1975)
• Footprints on the Moon (1975)
• Private Vices, Public Pleasures (1976)
• Quanto è bello lu murire acciso (1976)
• Padre Padrone (1977)
• The Meadow (1979)
• A Leap in the Dark (1980)
• Honey (1981)
• Sweet Dreams (1981)
• The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
• Kaos (1984)
• My Dearest Son (1985)
• Salomè (1986)
• The Moro Affair (1986)
• Good Morning, Babylon (1987)
• Young Distance (1988)
• I ragazzi di via Panisperna (1989)
• The Sun Also Shines at Night (1990)
• Fiorile (1993)
• Il Postino: The Postman (1994)
• With Closed Eyes (1994)
• The Elective Affinities (1996)
• Marianna Ucrìa (1997)
• You Laugh (1998)
• Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
• The Fine Art of Love (2005)
• The Lark Farm (2007)
• Hidden Love (2007)
• The Trick in the Sheet (2010)
• Caesar Must Die (2012)
• Muhammad: The Messenger of God (2015)
• Wondrous Boccaccio (2015)
• Rainbow: A Private Affair (2017)

References

1. Les Cahiers de la cinémathèque: 75-77. Amis du cinéma de Perpignan et Confrontation, Institut Jean Vigo, 2003.
2. Vito Zagarrio. Il cinema della transizione. Marsilio, 2000.
3. Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.

External links

• Roberto Perpignani on IMDb