Roberto Andò (born 11 January 1959) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and author.
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Born | (1959-01-11) 11 January 1959 (age 63) Palermo, Italy |
Occupation | Film director and screenwriter |
Born in Palermo, Andò debuted as assistant director, working with Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini, Michael Cimino and Francesco Rosi, among others.[1][2] In 1986 he debuted on stage directing La foresta-radice- labirinto, a puppet theater work based on an Italo Calvino's original story and with puppets drawn by Renato Guttuso.[1][3] After several documentary films, Andò made his feature debut film in 2000, with Il manoscritto del Principe, produced by Giuseppe Tornatore.[1][2] His debut novel, Il trono vuoto, won the Campiello prize for best first work;[2][4] from the novel he derived the film Viva la libertà, with whom he won the David di Donatello for Best Script[5] and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay.[6]
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