Marco Ferreri

Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of the greatest European cinematic provocateurs of his time[1] and had a constant presence in prestigious festival circuit - including eight films in competition in Cannes film festival[2] and a Golden bear win[3] in 1991 Berlin film festival. Three of his films are among 100 films selected for preservation for significant contribution to Italian cinema.[4]

Marco Ferreri
Marco Ferreri at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival
Born(1928-05-11)11 May 1928
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Died9 May 1997(1997-05-09) (aged 68)
Paris, France
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, actor
Spouse(s)Jacqueline Lamothe

Biography

He was born in Milan. His best known film is La Grande Bouffe from 1973, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret and Ugo Tognazzi. He was a socialist and atheist.[5]

He died in Paris of a heart attack. Upon his death, Gilles Jacob, artistic director of the Cannes International Film Festival, said: "The Italian cinema has lost one of its most original artists, one of its most personal authors (...) No one was more demanding nor more allegorical than he in showing the state of crisis of contemporary man."

Awards

His 1979 film Chiedo asilo won him the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.[6] In 1991, his film La casa del sorriso won the Golden Bear at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.[7] Two years later, his film Diario di un vizio was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[8]

Partial filmography

Director
  • El pisito (1958)
  • Los chicos (1958)
  • El cochecito (1960)
  • The Conjugal Bed (Una storia moderna: l’ape regina) (1963)
  • La Donna scimmia (The Ape Woman) (1964)
  • L'uomo dei cinque palloni (1965)
  • L'Harem (1967)
  • Il seme dell'uomo (1969)
  • Dillinger Is Dead (Dillinger è morto, 1969)
  • L'udienza (1971)
  • Liza (Italian dubbed version title La cagna, 1971)
  • La Grande Bouffe (Italian dubbed version title La Grande abbuffata, 1973)
  • Touche pas à la femme blanche (Italian dubbed version title Non toccare la donna bianca, released in English as Don't Touch The White Woman! 1974)
  • La Dernière femme (Italian dubbed version title L'ultima donna, 1976)
  • Bye Bye Monkey (Italian dubbed version title Ciao maschio, 1978)
  • Chiedo asilo (U.S. title "Seeking Asylum", 1980)
  • Tales of Ordinary Madness (Italian dubbed version title Storie di ordinaria follia, 1981)
  • Storia di Piera (1983)
  • Il futuro è donna (1984)
  • I Love You (1985)
  • Ya bon les blancs (Italian dubbed version title Come sono buoni i bianchi, 1987)
  • La Carne (also screenwriter) (1991)
  • La banquette (Italian title: Il banchetto di Platone, 1991)
  • La casa del sorriso (1991)
  • Diario di un vizio (1993)
  • Faictz ce que vouldras (1994)
  • Nitrato d'argento (1996)

Screenwriter
  • Mafioso (1962)
  • Dillinger Is Dead (Dillinger è morto, 1969)
  • Non toccare la donna bianca (1973)
  • Ciao maschio (1977)
  • Chiedo asilo (1980)
  • Storia di Piera (1983)
  • Il futuro è donna (1984)
  • I Love Kyiah (1985)

Actor

See also
  • Spanish cinema

References
  1. "Filmmuseum - Catherine Breillat / Marco Ferreri". www.filmmuseum.at (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. "Marco Ferreri". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  3. "Marco Ferreri". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  4. "Cento film e un'Italia da non dimenticare". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  5. Tonino Lasconi, Dieci per amore, Edizioni Paoline, 2001, p. 31.
  6. "Berlinale: 1980 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  7. "Berlinale: 1991 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  8. "Berlinale: 1993 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
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