Carmelo Pompilio Realino Antonio Bene, known as Carmelo Bene (1 September 1937 – 16 March 2002), was an Italian actor, poet, film director and screenwriter. He was an important exponent of the Italian avant-garde theatre and cinema.[2] He died of a heart ailment in 2002.[3]
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Carmelo Bene in Nostra Signora dei Turchi (1968) | |
| Born | (1937-09-01)1 September 1937 Campi Salentina, Italy |
| Died | 16 March 2002(2002-03-16) (aged 64) Rome, Italy[1] |
| Occupation | Actor, theater director, writer, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1967–2002 |
| Spouse(s) | Giuliana Rossi (1960–1965) Raffaella Baracchi (1992–2002; his death) |
| Children | 1 |
In 1979 he wrote, in collaboration with French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, the essay "Superpositions". In 1984 his play Adelchi was published. In 1970 he wrote the screenplay A Boccaperta.
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