Vittorio Taviani

Biography

Paolo Taviani (born 8 November 1931) and Vittorio Taviani (20 September 1929 – 15 April 2018), collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on film productions. At the Cannes Film Festival, the Taviani brothers won the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI prize for Padre Padrone in 1977 and the Grand Prix du Jury for La notte di San Lorenzo (The Night of the Shooting Stars, 1982). In 2012 they won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival with Caesar Must Die. Vittorio Taviani died on 15 April 2018 at the age of 88. Both born in San Miniato, Tuscany, Italy, the Taviani brothers began their careers as journalists. In 1960 they came to the world of cinema, directing with Joris Ivens the documentary L'Italia non è un paese povero (Italy is not a poor country). They went on to direct two films with Valentino Orsini, Un uomo da bruciare (A Man to Burn) (1962) and I fuorilegge del matrimonio (Outlaws of Marriage) (1963). Their first autonomous film was I sovversivi (The Subversives, 1967), with which they anticipated the events of 1968. With actor Gian Maria Volonté they gained attention with Sotto il segno de…

Directed

1. Caesar Must Die (2012) — Director
2. Rainbow: A Private Affair (2017) — Director
3. The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) — Director
4. Padre Padrone (1977) — Director
5. Wondrous Boccaccio (2015) — Director
6. Kaos (1984) — Director
7. Allonsanfan (1974) — Director
8. Good Morning, Babylon (1987) — Director
9. The Lark Farm (2007) — Director
10. Fiorile (1993) — Director
11. Night Sun (1990) — Director
12. Elective Affinities (1996) — Director
13. St. Michael Had a Rooster (1972) — Director
14. Under the Sign of Scorpio (1969) — Director
15. You Laugh (1998) — Director
16. Resurrection (2001) — Director
17. The Meadow (1979) — Director
18. A Man for Burning (1962) — Director
19. The Subversives (1967) — Director
20. Luisa Sanfelice (2004) — Director
21. Outlaws of Love (1963) — Director
22. Italy Is Not a Poor Country (1960) — Director
23. San Miniato, luglio '44 (1954) — Director
24. Rotelle nello sport (1955) — Director
25. Sicilia all'addritta (1959) — Director
26. The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops (2002) — Director
27. Sabatoventiquattromarzo (1984) — Director
28. Kaos (1984) — Director
29. Resurrection (2011) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Ennio (2022) — Self
2. The True Life of Antonio H. (1994) — Self
3. Senza Lucio (2015) — Self
4. Marcello, una vita dolce (2006) — Self
5. Filmstudio, mon amour (2015) — Sé stesso
6. Spécial cinéma (1974) — Self
7. Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero (1997)
8. Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City' (2006) — Self
9. Un film et son époque (2003) — Self
10. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
11. Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione (2014) — Self
12. Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance (2014) — Self
13. Tonino (2017) — Self
14. We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism (2013) — Self
15. I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto (2004) — Self
16. Tutte le storie di Piera (2014)
17. Filmers buiten het gareel (1969) — Self