Piero Livi
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Born1 April 1925
Olbia, Italy
Died2 September 2015 (aged 90)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Piero Livi | |
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 Piero Livi (from behind) directs a scene of Una storia sarda (1962) | |
| Born | 1 April 1925 Olbia, Italy |
| Died | 2 September 2015 (aged 90) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Piero Livi (1 April 1925 – 2 September 2015) was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Born in Olbia, Livi was among the founders of a film society in his hometown, and was organizer and artistic director of eighteen editions of the International Festival of Olbia, from 1957 to 1974.[1][2] He started his career in 1957, with the short film Marco dal mare.[1][2] He made his feature film debut in 1969, with the neorealistic drama Pelle di bandito, loosely based on real life events of the Sardinian bandit Graziano Mesina, which was screened out of competition at the 31st Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] He was also a director of dubbing.[1][2]
