Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola was born in Trevico, Campania, Italy on May 10th, 1931 and is the Director. At the age of 84, Ettore Scola biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ettore Scola, a screenwriter and film producer, died on May 1931 – 19 January 2016.
In 1978, he received the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film, and over the course of his film career, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Life and career
Scola was born in Trevico, Avellino, Campania. He began as a child in age 15, and he went on to become a ghostwriter. In 1953, he began writing screenplays and co-authored Ruggero Maccari's script for Risi's film, Il Sorpasso (1962). In 1964, he directed Let's Talk About Women, his first film. We All Loved Each Other So Much (Ceravamo tanto amati), a wide fresco of post-World War II Italian life and politics dedicated to fellow director Vittorio De Sica, achieved international recognition in 1974. At the 9th Moscow International Film Festival, the film was awarded the Golden Prize. In 1976, he gained the Prix de la mise en scène at the Cannes Film Festival for Brutti, sporchi e cattivi.
Scola's A Special Day (1977), That Night In Varennes (1982), What Time Is It? (1978). (1989) and Captain Fracassa's Journey (1990). In 40 years, he has produced close to 40 films. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's film Passione d'amore, which was based on a nineteenth-century novel, was turned into the award-winning musical Passion. At the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, he was a member of the jury.
After Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in 1977 for drugging and raping a 13-year-old teen, Scola signed a petition in favor of film director Roman Polanski, urging for his release.
Scola died in Rome on January 19, 2016 at the age of 84.
Awards
- 1966 : Nastro d'Argento Best script Io la conoscevo bene
- 1975 : Moscow Film Festival Best film C'eravamo tanto amati
- 1976 : Cannes Film Festival Best Director for Brutti, sporchi e cattivi
- 1977 : César Award for Best Foreign Film for C'eravamo tanto amati
- 1978 : Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film for A Special Day
- 1977 : Academy Award nominee for A Special Day
- 1978 : Academy Award nominee for Viva Italia!
- 1978 : César Award for Best Foreign Film for A Special Day
- 1978 : Nastro d'Argento Best script for A Special Day
- 1978 : David di Donatello Best Director for A Special Day
- 1980 : Cannes Film Festival Best script for La terrazza
- 1980 : Nastro d'Argento Best script for La terrazza
- 1981 : Nastro d'Argento Best script Passion d'amour
- 1983 : David di Donatello Best script for La Nuit de Varennes
- 1983 : Academy Award nominee for Le Bal
- 1984 : César Award for Best Director for Le Bal
- 1984 : Berlin Film Festival :
- Silver Bear for Best Director for Le Bal
- Jury of readers Berliner Morgenpost for Le Bal
- 1984 : David di Donatello :
- Best Director Le Bal
- Prix Alitalia for Le Bal
- 1986 : Golden Medal of the City of Rome at for the 30th anniversary of David di Donatello
- 1987 : Academy Award nominee for La famiglia
- 1987 : David di Donatello :
- Best Director La famiglia
- Best Script La famiglia
- 1987 : Nastro d'Argento :
- Best Director La famiglia
- Best Script La famiglia
- 1990 : Berlin Film Festival:
- Golden Bear (nominated)
- 1990 : Pietro Bianchi award at Venice Film Festival
- 1995 : Award for his career at Flaiano Film Festival
- 1997 : a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.
- 2001 : 23rd Moscow International Film Festival Best Director for Concorrenza sleale
- 2001 : Taormina Arte Award at Taormina Film Fest