Franco Brusati

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-08-04 (71 years old)

Deathday

1993-02-28

Place of Birth

Milano, Lombardia, Italia

Franco Brusati

Biography

Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and director. 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.

Production

1968

Romeo and Juliet

as Screenplay

1974

1954

Human Torpedoes

as Screenplay

1979

To Forget Venice

as Director

1979

1948

Under the Sun of Rome

as Second Assistant Director

1968

Black Jesus

as Screenplay

1962

Smog

as Screenplay

1989

The Sleazy Uncle

as Screenplay

1989

The Sleazy Uncle

as Director

1970

1962

Disorder

as Screenplay

1962

Disorder

as Story

1954

Ulysses

as Screenplay

1950

Outlaw Girl

as Screenplay

1982

The Good Soldier

as Director

1951

Anna

as Story

1951

Anna

as Screenplay

1955

1951

Honeymoon Deferred

as First Assistant Director

1970

1953

The Unfaithfuls

as Screenplay

1952

Sunday Heroes

as Screenplay

1952

1955

Il padrone sono me

as Screenplay

1974

Bread and Chocolate

as Screenplay

1950

The Accusation

as Screenplay

1989

1960

Run with the Devil

as Screenplay

1954

100 Years of Love

as Screenplay

1962

Violent Life

as Story

1962

Disorder

as Director

1952

Wife for a Night

as Screenplay

1965

1951

Honeymoon Deferred

as Screenplay

1982

The Good Soldier

as Screenplay

1950

Sunday in August

as Screenplay

1952

1953

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