Alessandro D'Alatri (24 February 1955 – 3 May 2023) was an Italian film and television director, screenwriter and actor. He started a career as an actor, and later switched as a film and television director.
Life and career Born in Rome, as a teenager D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, and Vittorio De Sica among others. In the 1970s he decided to focus on directing and, after a long apprenticeship as a director of commercials, including an award for best AD director at the 1987 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, in 1991 he directed his first feature film, Red American, for which he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director. His next film, No Skin was both a critical and a commercial success, and received a David di Donatello, a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak d'oro for best screenplay. His 1998 film The Garden of Eden, an apocryphal history of Jesus, was entered into the main competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival.
In his later years D'Alatri mainly focused on television, directing some successful TV-series such as The Bastards of Pizzofalcone and Un professore, both starring Alessandro Gassmann. He also directed several music videos for notable artists such as Elisa, Laura Pausini, Renato Zero, and Negramaro. D'Alatri died on 3 May 2023, at the age of 68.
Filmography Film Year Title Credited as Notes Director Writer 1991 Red American Directing debut 1994 No Skin colspan="2" 1996 Il prezzo dell'innocenza Documentary film 1998 The Garden of Eden colspan="2" 2002 Casomai colspan="2" 2005 The Fever colspan="2" 2006 Commediasexi colspan="2" 2010 Sul mare colspan="2" 2017 The Startup colspan="2"
Television Year Title Credited as Notes Director Writer 1996 Ritratti d'autore Episode: "Sergio Citti" 1998 Alfabeto italiano colspan="2" Episode: "Dio in TV"2017 La legge del numero uno Television movie La scuola della notte 2018 In punta di piedi The Bastards of Pizzofalcone 6 episodes2021 Inspector Ricciardi 6 episodes Un professore 12 episodes
Music videos YearTitleArtistNotes 2001 "Heaven Out of Hell" Elisa 2002 "Non è un film" Articolo 31 2005 "Mentre tutto scorre" Negramaro 2008 "Invece no" Laura Pausini 2009 "Ancora qui" Renato Zero2013 "Vieni con me" Chiara "Alla fine" Renato Zero
Acting roles YearTitleRoleNotes 1969 I fratelli Karamazov Iljusa Miniseries (4 episodes)1970 Il ragazzo dagli occhi chiari Mario Feature film The Garden of the Finzi-Continis Teenage Giorgio Feature film
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