Roberto Perpignani

Italian film editor (born 1941)
Grazia Volpi
(died 2020)

Roberto Perpignani (born 20 April 1941) is an Italian film editor.

Biography

He started his career in 1962 as assistant editor in Orson Welles' The Trial.[1] His first credit as film editor is for Bernardo Bertolucci's Prima della rivoluzione.[2]

He won three David di Donatello for Best Editing, in 1983 for Paolo e Vittorio Taviani's The Night of the Shooting Stars, in 1995 for Michael Radford's Il Postino and in 1997 for Roberto Faenza's Marianna Ucria. Perpignani was also awarded a Premio Bianchi at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival.[3]

Personal life

Perpignani was married with film producer Grazia Volpi, who produced many of the Taviani brothers' films, until her death in 2020.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Les Cahiers de la cinémathèque: 75-77. Amis du cinéma de Perpignan et Confrontation, Institut Jean Vigo, 2003.
  2. ^ Vito Zagarrio. Il cinema della transizione. Marsilio, 2000.
  3. ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.

External links

  • Roberto Perpignani at IMDb
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