Cesare Canevari
Cesare Canevari | |
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| Born | 13 October 1927 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 25 October 2012 (aged 85) Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Director |
Cesare Canevari (13 October 1927 – 25 October 2012) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Milan, Canevari began his career shortly after World War II as a stage actor, occasionally also appearing in films in minor roles.[1] Variously referred to as "a genius ahead of his time",[2] "a master of genre cinema"[2] and "one of the less labelable directors of Italian genre cinema",[3] he directed nine films between 1964 and 1983.[4] Often characterized by an unusual style, his films ranged through different genres, including noir, Nazisploitation, Spaghetti Western, giallo and melodrama.[2][3][4] His films generally were produced and shot in Milan.[3][4]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Un tango dalla Russia (1965)
- Agente Segreto 070: Thunderbay Missione Grasshopper (1966)
- Una jena in cassaforte (1968)
- A Man for Emmanuelle (1969)
- Matalo! (1970)
- Last Orgy of the Third Reich (1977)
References
[edit]- ^ Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- ^ a b c "Addio a Cesare Canevari Fu regista di "Matalo!"". Corriere della Sera. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Omaggio a Cesare Canevari, un regista poco italiano". Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Eugenio Ercolani (6 June 2014). "MATALO! - Il cinema nordico di Cesare Canevari". Orizzonti di gloria. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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