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Eraclio Petri (29 January 1929 – 10 November 1982), commonly known as Elio Petri, was an Italian film and theatre director, screenwriter and film critic. The Museum of Modern Art described him as "one of the preeminent political and social satirists of 1960s and early 1970s Italian cinema".
Elio Petri was an Italian writer and director of political thrillers, such as Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion and The 10th Victim. He was nominated for an Oscar and won 14 awards for his work.
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- Rome, Lazio, Italy
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- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Elio Petri, pseudonimo di Eraclio Petri, è stato un regista, sceneggiatore e critico cinematografico italiano. Importante regista del cinema italiano, fu autore di opere di ispirazione civile e denuncia sociale, in cui mise in evidenza il tema del rapporto tra l'uomo e l'autorità. Il suo attore prediletto fu Gian Maria Volonté, che diresse ...
Elio Petri was an Italian motion-picture director and screenwriter. Petri’s formal education was limited; most of his formative experiences occurred on the streets, in his neighbourhood, and in the local cell of the Italian Communist Party, of which he was a militant member until 1956.
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Jun 19, 2003 · One of the most politically charged filmmakers to emerge in the European cinema of the 1960s, Elio Petri has often been overshadowed by such contemporaries as Bertolucci and Pasolini. Ripe for reexamination, his sleek oeuvre bears witness to a rare ...
Mar 17, 2020 · Elio Petri was an Italian auteur who studied with the neorealist greats, but whose work explores the psychology of the individual when confronted by various idiosyncrasies of modern society, particularly within social, political and economic class systems.
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Sep 2, 2014 · Nico Marzano, curator of the ICA's Elio Petri season, introduces the director's films and his influence on European cinema. Petri was a versatile and daring filmmaker who tackled social and political issues in Italy in the 70s.
