Piero Schivazappa

Piero Schivazappa
Schivazappa in Radiocorriere magazine, 1974.
Born(1935-04-14)14 April 1935
Colorno, Kingdom of Italy
Died14 December 2017(2017-12-14) (aged 82)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Film director, television director, screenwriter
Years active1960–1994
Spouse
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(m. 1968)​
Children1

Piero Schivazappa (14 April 1935 – 14 December 2017) was an Italian film and television director and screenwriter.

Early life and career

Born in Colorno, Schivazappa entered the film industry in 1959 as an assistant director, collaborating with Valerio Zurlini, Mario Monicelli and Carlo Lizzani, among others. In 1963, he started collaborating with RAI for news reports and documentaries.[1][2]

Schivazappa made his feature film debut in 1969, with the controversial BDSM-themed The Laughing Woman, which at the time had many problems with censorship.[1][2] Following the success of his 1973 miniseries Vino e pane, in the following years he focused on television films and TV-series.[2]

In 1986 Schivazappa directed Serena Grandi in the erotic drama La signora della notte , produced by Giovanni Bertolucci.

Personal life and death

Schivazappa was married to actress Scilla Gabel.[1] He died in Rome on 14 December 2017, at the age of 82.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  2. ^ a b c Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN 881150466X.
  3. ^ "Piero Schivazappa". Les Gens du Cinema. Retrieved 15 November 2024.