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Ettore Scola(1931-2016)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola was born on 10 May 1931 in Trevico, Campania, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for A Special Day (1977), The Family (1987) and Le Bal (1983). He was married to Gigliola. He died on 19 January 2016 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornMay 10, 1931
DiedJanuary 19, 2016(84)
BornMay 10, 1931
DiedJanuary 19, 2016(84)
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  • Awards
    • 56 wins & 38 nominations

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Known for

Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in A Special Day (1977)
A Special Day
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1977
The Family (1987)
The Family
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1987
Le Bal (1983)
Le Bal
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1983
Passion of Love (1981)
Passion of Love
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1981

Credits

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Writer

  • Down So Long (2022)
    Down So Long
    TV Movie
    • inspired by Brutti, Sporchi e Cattivi by (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Bérénice Bejo, Sergio Castellitto, and Matilda De Angelis in A Bookshop in Paris (2021)
    A Bookshop in Paris
    5.6
    • original story "Un drago a forma di nuvola"
    • screenplay by
    • 2021
  • How Strange to Be Named Federico (2013)
    How Strange to Be Named Federico
    7.0
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.6
    TV Series
    • film "Passione d'amore"
    • 2005
  • Gente di Roma (2003)
    Gente di Roma
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2003
  • Concorrenza sleale (2001)
    Concorrenza sleale
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 2001
  • Fanny Ardant, Vittorio Gassman, Giancarlo Giannini, and Stefania Sandrelli in La cena (1998)
    La cena
    6.9
    • story
    • writer
    • 1998
  • I corti italiani (1997)
    I corti italiani
    4.9
    • Writer (segment 1943-1997)
    • 1997
  • 1943-1997 (1997)
    1943-1997
    7.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Passion (1996)
    Passion
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • based on the film "Passione d'amore" by
    • 1996
  • The Story of a Poor Young Man (1995)
    The Story of a Poor Young Man
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Denise Bouchard in Une journée particulière (1994)
    Une journée particulière
    Short
    • original story
    • 1994
  • Mario, Maria e Mario (1993)
    Mario, Maria e Mario
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1993
  • Emmanuelle Béart and Massimo Troisi in The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990)
    The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Che ora è? (1989)
    Che ora è?
    7.3
    • writer
    • 1989

Director

  • La Bohème (2014)
    La Bohème
    TV Special
    • drama director
    • 2014
  • How Strange to Be Named Federico (2013)
    How Strange to Be Named Federico
    7.0
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Gente di Roma (2003)
    Gente di Roma
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Lettere dalla Palestina
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2003
  • La primavera del 2002 - L'Italia protesta, l'Italia si ferma (2002)
    La primavera del 2002 - L'Italia protesta, l'Italia si ferma
    4.8
    Video
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Another World Is Possible (2001)
    Another World Is Possible
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Concorrenza sleale (2001)
    Concorrenza sleale
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Fanny Ardant, Vittorio Gassman, Giancarlo Giannini, and Stefania Sandrelli in La cena (1998)
    La cena
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1998
  • I corti italiani (1997)
    I corti italiani
    4.9
    • Director (segment 1943-1997)
    • 1997
  • 1943-1997 (1997)
    1943-1997
    7.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Roma dodici novembre 1994
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1995
  • The Story of a Poor Young Man (1995)
    The Story of a Poor Young Man
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Mario, Maria e Mario (1993)
    Mario, Maria e Mario
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Emmanuelle Béart and Massimo Troisi in The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990)
    The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Che ora è? (1989)
    Che ora è?
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1989

Additional Crew

  • Puccini: La Bohème (2016)
    Puccini: La Bohème
    Video
    • stage director
    • 2016
  • The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
    The Motorcycle Diaries
    7.7
    • creative consultant
    • 2004
  • Clown in Kabul (2002)
    Clown in Kabul
    7.1
    • artistic supervisor
    • 2002
  • Piazza Navona
    5.0
    TV Series
    • supervising director
    • supervisor
    • 1988
  • Sabatoventiquattromarzo
    • support
    • 1984
  • Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)
    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
    6.9
    • coordinator
    • 1984
  • Gian Maria Volontè in Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli (1970)
    Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli
    6.8
    • support
    • 1970

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • E. Scola
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • May 10, 1931
    • Trevico, Campania, Italy
  • Died
    • January 19, 2016
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(after surgery)
  • Spouse
    • Gigliola? - 2016 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    When he was only 16, he began ghostwriting for the comic actor known as Toto.
  • Quotes
    From childhood, history was a subject that fascinated me, and what I kept wondering was how everyday life might have been different, if Caesar or Mussolini had changed course. My sympathy always went to those millions who didn't participate in those choices, but had to follow them.

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