Alessandro D'Alatri (born 24 February 1955) is an Italian film
director, screenwriter and former actor.Born in Rome, as a teenager
D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino
Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Vittorio De Sica among others. In 1970s he
decided to focus on directing, and after a long apprenticeship as a
director of commercials, that led him to be awarded for best AD
director at the 1987 Cannes Lions International Festival of
Creativity, in 1991 he directed a first feature film, Americano rosso,
for which he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director. The
following No Skin was both a critical and a commercial success, and
gave D'Alatri a David di Donatello, a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak
d'oro for best screenplay. His 1998 film The Garden of Eden, an
apocryphal history of Jesus, was entered into the main competition at
the 59th Venice International Film Festival.
director, screenwriter and former actor.Born in Rome, as a teenager
D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino
Visconti, Giorgio Strehler, Vittorio De Sica among others. In 1970s he
decided to focus on directing, and after a long apprenticeship as a
director of commercials, that led him to be awarded for best AD
director at the 1987 Cannes Lions International Festival of
Creativity, in 1991 he directed a first feature film, Americano rosso,
for which he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director. The
following No Skin was both a critical and a commercial success, and
gave D'Alatri a David di Donatello, a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak
d'oro for best screenplay. His 1998 film The Garden of Eden, an
apocryphal history of Jesus, was entered into the main competition at
the 59th Venice International Film Festival.
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