Sylvano Bussotti

Directing
1931-10-01
Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles

#1Bis

Movie - 1966, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Documentary

In 1966, Bene presented The Pink and the Black, his successful theatrical adaptation of Matthew Gregory Lewis’ lurid Gothic novel from 1796. Experimental filmmaker Paolo Brunatto filmed some of the play’s rehearsals in a Rome apartment (also frequented also by the Living Theatre). Bene's artistry is encapsulated in one sentence: “One cannot continue to prostitute the idea of theatre, which stands only for a magical, brutal link with reality."

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#2Book of Saints of Eternal Rome

Movie - 1968, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

A (temporary) leave of many friends who are my truest world, with the attempt of getting them together in an ideal summary conceived to support me during my being far away. –A. L.

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#3Zivjeli! To Life!

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m as Self

8.8 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

'Zivjeli - To Life' is a film documenting a tour to Yugoslavia by a group of Canada's most distinguished dancers and musicians including the Soundstage Canada '81 performances at the Zagreb Biennale. Produced in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, TVOntario, and the National Film Board of Canada.

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