Pino Quartullo

Pino Quartullo
Born Giuseppe Quartullo
12 July 1957 (1957-07-12) (age 60)
Civitavecchia, Italy
Occupation Actor
Director

Pino Quartullo (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright.

Life and career

Born in Civitavecchia, after getting a degree in architecture, Quartullo graduated in directing at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts and then studied at the Drama Laboratory of Gigi Proietti. [1] He debuted on stage with Aldo Trionfo, serving both as an actor and as assistant director.[1] In 1983 he founded the stage company La Festa Mobile, serving as actor, director, and playwright.[1]

In 1985 Quartullo co-directed with Stefano Reali Exit, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[1] He made his feature film directorial debut in 1992, with the comedy film Quando eravamo repressi, and from then he directed a number of comedy-dramas, inspired to golden age Commedia all'italiana.[1][2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  2. Gianni Canova. Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
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