Domenico Meccoli
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Born4 January 1913
Assisi, Italy
Died21 November 1983 (aged 70)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Film critic, journalist, screenwriter, actor
Domenico Meccoli | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1913 Assisi, Italy |
| Died | 21 November 1983 (aged 70) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Film critic, journalist, screenwriter, actor |
Domenico Meccoli (4 January 1913 – 21 November 1983) was an Italian film critic, journalist, screenwriter and occasional actor. Born in Assisi, Meccoli started his career as a journalist and a film critic for the magazine Cinema, and later for several decades he was film critic and chief editor of the magazine Epoca.[1]
He wrote for nine films between 1939 and 1954.[1] He was a member of the jury at the 16th Venice International Film Festival in 1955,[2] at the 9th Cannes Film Festival in 1956[3] and at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival in 1968.[4] In 1961 and 1962 he served as artistic director of the Venice Film Festival.[1]
