Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and director.
Biography He directed the internationally commended film hit Bread and Chocolate, one of the finest examples of Commedia all'italiana films in the 1970s.
In 1979, his film To Forget Venice was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. In Italy, the film was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Film.
In 1983, Brusati was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Filmography YearTitleCredited asNotes Writer Director Other 1948 Under the Sun of Rome Second assistant director 1950 Sunday in August The Accusation Il Brigante Musolino 1951Honeymoon Deferred Assistant directorWithout a Flag Anna 1952The Machine to Kill Bad People Wife for a Night The Three Pirates Article 519, Penal Code Sunday Heroes 1953The Unfaithfuls Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair UncreditedToo Young for Love 1954100 Years of Love The Three Thieves Ulysses Human Torpedoes Uncredited1955Il padrone sono me Directorial debut1960Run with the Devil 1962Disorder Violent Life Smog 1964Amori pericolosi "La ronda" segment 1968Romeo and Juliet Co-written with Masolino D'Amico and Franco ZeffirelliBlack Jesus Co-written with Valerio ZurliniThe Girl Who Couldn't Say No Co-written with Ennio De ConciniLa pietà di novembre Television film 1970Tulips of Haarlem Co-written with Sergio BazziniDocumenti su Giuseppe Pinelli SupportThe Garden of the Finzi-Continis Uncredited1974Bread and Chocolate David di Donatello for Best FilmAwarded the European David at the 19th David di Donatello AwardsAwarded the Silver Bear at the 1974 Berlin Film FestivalCo-written with Jaja Fiastri and Nino Manfredi1978Lundi la fête Television film1979To Forget Venice ProducerDavid di Donatello for Best FilmNominated – Academy Award for Best International Feature FilmCo-written with Jaja Fiastri1982The Good Soldier Nominated – Golden Lion Award at the 39th Venice International Film FestivalCo-written with Ennio De Concini1989The Sleazy Uncle Nominated – Nastro d'Argento for Best DirectorNominated – Globo d'oro for Best FilmCo-written with Piero De Bernardi and Leonardo Benvenuti
References
External links Official website
Franco Brusati, Italian Director Of Movies and Plays, Dies at 66 Twentieth-century Italian Literature in English Translation - page 138