Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
August 4, 1922
Died
February 28, 1993 (70 years old)
Milano, Lombardia, Italia
Franco Brusati
Biography
Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and director.
He directed the internationally commended film hit Bread and Chocolate, one of the finest examples of Commedia all'italiana films in the 1970s.
In 1979, his film To Forget Venice was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. In Italy, the film was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Film.
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In 1983, Brusati was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Known For
Writing
To Forget Venice
Director, Writer
1979
Bread and Chocolate
Director, Story, Screenplay
1974
Black Jesus
Screenplay
1968
Romeo and Juliet
Screenplay
1968
Violent Life
Story
1962
Ulysses
Screenplay
1954
The Machine That Kills Bad People
Screenplay
1952
Anna
Story, Screenplay
1951
Sunday in August
Screenplay
1950
Under the Sun of Rome
Second Assistant Director
1948