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Ettore Scola
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Film & TV
Trevico, Campania, Italy
Ettore Scola (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛttore ˈskɔːla]; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Scola was born in Trevico, Avellino, Campania. From age 15, he became a…
Known for
- Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo — Self (archive footage)2024
- Les Jours et les Nuits — Self2021
- Morceaux de Cannes2021
- Sophia Loren, a special destiny — Self (archive footage)2019
- Ettore Scola, nous l'avons tant aimé — Self2019
- Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit — Self (archive footage)2017
- Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life — Self2017
- Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana — Self2015
- Il segreto di Otello — Self2015
- Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione — Self2014
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1931-05-10 ) 10 May 1931, Trevico , Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) (aged 84), Rome , Italy
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter
- Years active
- 1964–2016
- Height
- 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Trevico
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Sapienza University of Rome
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- Italian
- Notable work
- La terrazza
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- Ettore Scola.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Italy
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- cause of death
- pneumonia
- Commons category
- Ettore Scola
- date of birth
- 1931-05-10
- date of death
- 2016-01-19
- name in native language
- Ettore Scola
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- end of work period
- 2016-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Ettore Scola
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P12674
- Eupackardia calleta
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Encyclopedic overview
Ettore Scola ( Italian: [ˈɛttore ˈskɔːla]; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Life and career
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