Claudio Caligari
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| Born | 7 February 1948 Arona, Piedmont, Italy |
| Died | 26 May 2015 (aged 67) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Director |
Claudio Caligari (7 February 1948 – 26 May 2015) was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Born in Arona, Piedmont, Caligari began his career as a documentarist, often collaborating with Franco Barbero; his first work was Perché droga (1975).[1] He made his feature film debut in 1983, with the drug-centered drama Toxic Love, which won the De Sica Award at the 40th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] Only fifteen years later he directed another work, the neo-noir The Scent of the Night.[1] He completed the editing of his third and last film, Non essere cattivo, a few days before his death for a tumor.[3]
Filmography
Director and Writer
- Toxic Love (Amore tossico) (1983)
- The Scent of the Night (L'odore della notte) (1998)
- Don't Be Bad (Non essere cattivo) (2015)
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