Ettore Scola

Ettore Scola ( born May 10, 1931 in Trevico, Campania, Italy ) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Life

After a law degree Ettore Scola worked as a scriptwriter from the year 1954. Scola made ​​his directorial debut in 1964. Brutti for his drama, Sporchi e Cattivi he received at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival in 1976 the award for best director. The old master is still regarded as one of the most provocative writers and directors of European cinema, impressed the barren world of images, in particular in the description of social ostracism. Scola is also one of the most important exponents of the phenomenon or genres of Italian comedy ( commedia all'italiana ). This is characterized among other things by the fact that political and socio-critical topics refined in a humorous and entertaining way.

Filmography

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