Paolo Taviani

Paolo Taviani

Paolo Taviani (8 November 1931 – 29 February 2024) and Vittorio Taviani (20 September 1929 – 15 April 2018), collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on film productions. At the Cannes Film Festival, the Taviani brothers won the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI prize for Padre Padrone in 1977 and the Grand Prix du Jury for La notte di San Lorenzo (The Night of the Shooting Stars, 1982). In 2012 they won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival with Caesar Must Die. Vittorio Taviani died on 15 April 2018 at the age of 88. Both born in San Miniato, Tuscany, Italy, the Taviani brothers began their careers as journalists. In 1960 they came to the world of cinema, directing with Joris Ivens the documentary L'Italia non è un paese povero (Italy is not a poor country). They went on to direct two films with Valentino Orsini, Un uomo da bruciare (A Man to Burn) (1962) and I fuorilegge del matrimonio (Outlaws of Marriage) (1963). Their first autonomous film was I sovversivi (The Subversives, 1967), with which they anticipated the events of 1968. With actor Gian Maria Volonté they gained attention with Sotto il segno dello scorpione (Under the Sign of Scorpio, (1969) where one can see the echoes of Brecht, Pasolini, and Godard. In 1971, they co-signed the media campaign against Milan's police commissioner Luigi Calabresi, published in the magazine L'espresso. The revolutionary theme is present both in San Michele aveva un gallo (1971), an adaptation of Tolstoy's novel The Divine and the Human, a film greatly appreciated by critics, and in the film Allonsanfan (1974), in which Marcello Mastroianni has a role as an ex-revolutionary who has served a long term in prison and now views his idealistic youth in a much more realistic light, and nevertheless gets entangled in a new attempt in which he no longer believes. Their next film Padre Padrone (1977) (Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival), taken from a novel by Gavino Ledda, speaks of the struggle of a Sardinian shepherd against the cruel rules of his patriarchal society. In Il prato (1979) there are nonrealistic echoes, while La notte di San Lorenzo (The Night of the Shooting Stars, 1982) narrates, in a fairy-tale tone, a marginal event in the days before the end of World War II, in Tuscany, as seen through the eyes of some village people. The film was awarded the Special Jury Award in Cannes. Kaos (1984)—another literary adaptation—is a poignantly beautiful and poetical film in episodes, taken from Luigi Pirandello's Short Stories for a year. In Il sole anche di notte (1990) the Taviani brothers transposed in 18th century Naples the story from Tolstoy's Father Sergius. From then onwards, the Tavianis' inspiration proved faltering. Successes like Le affinità elettive, (1996, from Goethe) and an attempt to woo the international audiences like Good morning Babilonia, (1987), on the pioneers of cinema history, alternate with lesser films like Fiorile (1993) and Tu ridi (1996), inspired by the characters and short stories of Pirandello. ... Source: Article "Paolo and Vittorio Taviani" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Paolo Taviani
  • Popularity: 0.903
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1931-11-08
  • Place of Birth: San Miniato, Tuscany, Italy
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Paolo Taviani Movies

  • 2014
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    Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione

    Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2015
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    Senza Lucio

    Senza Lucio

    8 2015 HD

    The singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla seen through the eyes of the person closest to him in the last twenty years: Marco Alemanno. The tale of how they...

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  • 2022
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    Ennio

    Ennio

    8.4 2022 HD

    A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a...

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  • 1997
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    Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero

    Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero

    1 1997 HD

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  • 2001
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    Tomorrow

    Tomorrow

    5.3 2001 HD

    This ensemble drama details the friendships that grow between survivors of the 1997 Umbria earthquake. The townsfolk—adults, children and...

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  • 2013
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    We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism

    We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism

    1 2013 HD

    This short film tells the story of the most important cinema trend that Italy has ever produced - Neo Realism. Born after the Second World War, this...

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  • 2004
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    I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto

    I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto

    1 2004 HD

    Various generations of filmmakers talk about what cinema means for them.

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  • 1994
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    La vera vita di Antonio H.

    La vera vita di Antonio H.

    7.5 1994 HD

    This film depicts a series of landmark events in the life of hapless thespian Antonio Hutter (Alessandro Haber), the unfortunate fictional alter-ego...

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  • 2010
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    Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

    1 2010 HD

    The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets....

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  • 2020
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    Good Morning, the Wind Blows

    Good Morning, the Wind Blows

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Lark Farm

    The Lark Farm

    6.1 2007 HD

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  • 2007
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    The Lark Farm

    The Lark Farm

    6.1 2007 HD

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  • 2022
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    Leonora addio

    Leonora addio

    6.5 2022 HD

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  • 1993
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    Fiorile

    Fiorile

    5.944 1993 HD

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  • 1993
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    Fiorile

    Fiorile

    5.944 1993 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Night of the Shooting Stars

    The Night of the Shooting Stars

    7.1 1982 HD

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  • 1977
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    Padre Padrone

    Padre Padrone

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1984
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    Kaos

    Kaos

    7.3 1984 HD

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  • 1990
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    Night Sun

    Night Sun

    5.7 1990 HD

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  • 1996
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    Elective Affinities

    Elective Affinities

    6.1 1996 HD

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  • 1987
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    Good Morning, Babylon

    Good Morning, Babylon

    6.2 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Good Morning, Babylon

    Good Morning, Babylon

    6.2 1987 HD

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  • 1972
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    St. Michael Had a Rooster

    St. Michael Had a Rooster

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    St. Michael Had a Rooster

    St. Michael Had a Rooster

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1974
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    Allonsanfan

    Allonsanfan

    6.708 1974 HD

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  • 2012
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    Caesar Must Die

    Caesar Must Die

    7.2 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Caesar Must Die

    Caesar Must Die

    7.2 2012 HD

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  • 1998
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    You Laugh

    You Laugh

    5.2 1998 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Meadow

    The Meadow

    6.813 1979 HD

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  • 2004
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    Luisa Sanfelice

    Luisa Sanfelice

    6.4 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Luisa Sanfelice

    Luisa Sanfelice

    6.4 2004 HD

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  • 2001
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    Resurrection

    Resurrection

    6.6 2001 HD

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  • 1969
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    Under the Sign of Scorpio

    Under the Sign of Scorpio

    5.4 1969 HD

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  • 1962
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    A Man for Burning

    A Man for Burning

    5.2 1962 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Subversives

    The Subversives

    6.2 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Subversives

    The Subversives

    6.2 1967 HD

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  • 1984
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    Kaos

    Kaos

    7.3 1984 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Sword and the Cross

    The Sword and the Cross

    2 1958 HD

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  • 2015
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    Wondrous Boccaccio

    Wondrous Boccaccio

    5.858 2015 HD

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  • 2015
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    Wondrous Boccaccio

    Wondrous Boccaccio

    5.858 2015 HD

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  • 1990
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    Night Sun

    Night Sun

    5.7 1990 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Night of the Shooting Stars

    The Night of the Shooting Stars

    7.1 1982 HD

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  • 1977
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    Padre Padrone

    Padre Padrone

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1996
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    Elective Affinities

    Elective Affinities

    6.1 1996 HD

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  • 2022
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    Leonora addio

    Leonora addio

    6.5 2022 HD

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  • 1963
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    Outlaws of Love

    Outlaws of Love

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Outlaws of Love

    Outlaws of Love

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1969
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    Under the Sign of Scorpio

    Under the Sign of Scorpio

    5.4 1969 HD

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  • 1974
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    Allonsanfan

    Allonsanfan

    6.708 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    Allonsanfan

    Allonsanfan

    6.708 1974 HD

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  • 1958
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    L'uomo dai calzoni corti

    L'uomo dai calzoni corti

    5 1958 HD

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  • 1998
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    You Laugh

    You Laugh

    5.2 1998 HD

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  • 2017
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    Rainbow: A Private Affair

    Rainbow: A Private Affair

    6.124 2017 HD

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  • 1955
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    Rotelle nello sport

    Rotelle nello sport

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1959
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    Sicilia all'addritta

    Sicilia all'addritta

    1 1959 HD

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  • 2002
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    The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops

    The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1960
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    Italy Is Not a Poor Country

    Italy Is Not a Poor Country

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Meadow

    The Meadow

    6.813 1979 HD

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  • 1962
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    A Man for Burning

    A Man for Burning

    5.2 1962 HD

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  • 2017
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    Rainbow: A Private Affair

    Rainbow: A Private Affair

    6.124 2017 HD

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  • 1954
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    San Miniato, luglio '44

    San Miniato, luglio '44

    1 1954 HD

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  • 1974
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    Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

    A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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