Leo Pescarolo (1935 – 24 May 2006) was an Italian film producer.
Leo Pescarolo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 |
| Died | 24 May 2006 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Film producer |
The son of the actress Vera Vergani, Pescarolo entered the film industry at age 22, first as an assistant director of Gianni Franciolini and Mario Camerini, and later as a producer.[1] He produced many films of Liliana Cavani, Giuliano Montaldo and almost all the works of Francesca Archibugi, as well as films by Federico Fellini, Francesco Rosi and Lars von Trier.[1] In 1994 he won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer, for Archibugi's The Great Pumpkin, and in 1997 he won the David di Donatello in the same category for The Truce.[2] Pescarolo was also a renowned gastronome, and he held a cooking column for a newspaper.[1]
Selected filmography
edit- Francesco di Assisi (1966)
- Galileo (1968)
- What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
- Super Bitch (1973)
- Giordano Bruno (1973)
- Innocence and Desire (1974)
- Autopsy (1975)
- Tell Me You Do Everything for Me (1976)
- Red Rings of Fear (1978)
- Devil in the Flesh (1986)
- The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987)
- Mignon Has Come to Stay (1988)
- The Sleazy Uncle (1989)
- Christian (1989)
- Time to Kill (1989)
- Towards Evening (1990)
- On My Own (1991)
- The Great Pumpkin (1993)
- With Closed Eyes (1994)
- The Truce (1997)
- Shooting the Moon (1998)
- Time Regained (1999)
- Dancer in the Dark (2000)
- The Luzhin Defence (2000)
- Dogville (2003)
References
edit- ^ a b c Roberto Rombi (25 May 2006). "Addio Pescarolo produttore di Fellini e Rosi". La Repubblica. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
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