Roberto Andò
Roberto Andò (born 11 January 1959) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and author.
Also recorded as Roberto Ando
Roberto Andò
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- Name
- Roberto Andò
- Born
- 11 January 1959
- Birthplace
- Palermo, Italy
- Occupation
- Film director and screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy
- Known for
- Strangeness · Viva la libertà
- Honours
- David di Donatello for Best Script · Ciak d'oro - Best screenplay · Globo d'oro for best direction · Domenico Danzuso Award
- Languages
- Italian
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Roberto Andò (born 11 January 1959) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and author.
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The recorded working language is Italian. Works named in the authority record are Strangeness and Viva la libertà. Distinctions recorded are David di Donatello for Best Script, Ciak d'oro - Best screenplay, Globo d'oro for best direction and Domenico Danzuso Award.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Roberto Andò • Born — 11 January 1959 • Birthplace — Palermo, Italy • Occupation — Film director and screenwriter
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Palermo, Andò debuted as assistant director, working with Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, Michael Cimino and Francesco Rosi, among others. In 1986 he debuted on stage directing La foresta-radice- labirinto, a puppet theater work based on an Italo Calvino's original story and with puppets drawn by Renato Guttuso. After several documentary films, Andò made his feature debut film in 2000, with Il manoscritto del Principe, produced by Giuseppe Tornatore. His debut novel, Il trono vuoto, won the Campiello prize for best first work; from the novel he derived the film Viva la libertà, with whom he won the David di Donatello for Best Script and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay.
Filmography
Filmography
• The Prince's Manuscript (Il manoscritto del principe, 2000) • Strange Crime (Sotto falso nome/Le prix du désir, 2004) • Secret Journey (Viaggio segreto, 2006) • Long Live Freedom (Viva la libertà, 2013) • The Confessions (Le confessioni, 2016) • The Stolen Caravaggio (Una storia senza nome, 2018) • The Hidden Child (Il bambino nascosto, 2021) • Strangeness (La stranezza, 2022) • The Illusion (L'abbaglio, 2025)
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Life and career
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1959
Roberto Andò born at Palermo.
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- “Roberto Andò”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2159414: Roberto Andò
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- 1.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. .
- 2.Mario Di Caro. Roberto Andò. La Repubblica. 1 September 2002.
- 3.Rodolfo Di Giammarco. calvino-guttuso-incontro-nella-magia. La Repubblica. 31 March 1987.
- 4.Il trono vuoto di Roberto Andò vince il Campiello Opera Prima. La Repubblica. 26 May 2012.
- 5.Silvia Fumarola. Sei David per Giuseppe Tornatore trionfa ai David di Donatello 2013. La Repubblica. 14 June 2013.
- 6.Alessandra Vitali. Nastri d'argento, l'appello di Andò: "Ripristinare tax credit, pronti a boicottare Venezia". La Repubblica. 6 July 2013.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Marco Olivieri. La memoria degli altri. Il cinema di Roberto Andò. Kaplan, 2013. 2012. 978-88-89908-71-6.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Roberto Ando. His recorded language was Italian. One child is recorded: Giulia Andò. Andò received David di Donatello for Best Script, Ciak d'oro - Best screenplay, Globo d'oro for best direction and Domenico Danzuso Award. Recorded as having received David di Donatello for Best Script, Ciak d'oro - Best screenplay and Globo d'oro for best direction.
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