Amelio "Memè" Perlini (8 December 1947 – 5 April 2017) was an Italian actor and film director. His directorial debut, Italian Postcards, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
He directed Teatro La Maschera, of Rome, in his theatrical adaptation of Raymond Roussel's Locus Solus at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City in April 1977.La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Locus Solus (1977)". Accessed June 13, 2018. The production was co-presented by La MaMa and the International Theatre Institute, and billed as the First International Theater Festival.La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Special Event: The First International Theater Festival (1977)". Accessed June 13, 2018.
Perlini died in Rome on 5 April 2017, at the age of 69. He seems to have committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of his house.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1970 A Pocketful of Chestnuts 1971 Duck, You Sucker! Miranda's Son 1972 Sexy Sinners Guido / Friend of Rainero 1972 Canterbury proibito Fox (segment "Gallo Cantachiaro") 1972 The Grand Duel Saxon Henchman 1978 Quando c'era lui... caro lei! Adolf Hitler 1980 Eugenio 'Baffo' 1982 Cercasi Gesù Don Gerado 1986 La ragazza dei lillà Vasco 1987 Italian Postcards Director and screenwriter1987 The Family Aristide 1987 Italian Night Francesco 'Checco' Righi 1990 Panama Sugar Lt. Garcia 1990 Atto di dolore Ramella 1990 Ferdinando, uomo d'amore Don Catellino 1992 Zuppa di pesce Edoardo 1992 Il piacere delle carni Morano the Butcher 1994 An American Love Petri TV movie1996 Come mi vuoi Don Michele 1998 Onorevoli detenuti 2003 Tosca e altre due
References
External links
Perlini's page on La MaMa Archives Digital Collections