Piero Vivarelli
| Piero Vivarelli | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 February 1927 Siena, Italy |
| Died |
7 September 2010 (aged 83) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation |
Film director screenwriter lyricist |
Piero Vivarelli (26 February 1927 – 7 September 2010) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and lyricist.
Born in Siena, after his father's death in 1942 at the hands of Yugoslav Partisans, at young age Vivarelli joined the Republic of Salò as a volunteer of the Decima Flottiglia MAS and milited for a short time in the Italian Social Movement.[1] Later, from 1949 to 1990s, he was a militant of the Italian Communist Party, and was also the only Italian to receive by Fidel Castro the Communist Party of Cuba's membership card.[1] Mainly active in genre films, he is regarded as a key figure in the musicarello genre.[2][3] He was also active as a lyricist of pop songs, including several hits by Adriano Celentano.[1][3]
Selected filmography
- The Wanderers (1956)
- Cavalier in Devil's Castle (1959)
- Rita the American Girl (1965)
- Avenger X (1967)
- Satanik (1968)
References
- 1 2 3 Giuliana Rotondi. "Trapassati alla storia: Piero Vivarelli". Focus Storia n. 49. November 2010. p. 26.
- ↑ Lino Aulenti. Storia del cinema italiano. libreriauniversitaria, 2011. ISBN 886292108X.
- 1 2 Maurizio Cabona (9 September 2010). "Morto Vivarelli, re del cinema cult". Il Giornale. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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