Pupi Avati
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1938 — Present
Film directorfilm producerscreenwriter
Personal Info
- Born
- Nov 03, 1938
- Age
- 87
- Birth Place
- Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
LEGACY & ORIGINS
Born Giuseppe Avati
3 November 1938 (age 87)
Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Alma mater University of Florence
Occupations
Film directorfilm producerscreenwriter
Giuseppe "Pupi" Avati (born 3 November 1938) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his giallo movie The House with Laughing Windows (1976) and Zeder (1983).
Pupi Avati was born in Bologna in 1938. After attending school and studying political science at the University of Florence, he started working at a frozen food company. At the same time, he developed a passion for jazz, becoming a proficient clarinetist. In the second half of the 1950s, he formed and played in the Doctor Dixie Jazz Band, of which Lucio Dalla was also a member.
Although he initially intended to be a professional musician, Avati felt he lacked the necessary talent. In the mid-1960s, he decided to dedicate himself to cinema after seeing Federico Fellini's 8½ and its portrait of the role of a director. Avati's passion for music, as well as his love for his hometown, which was the setting of many of his films, were to become recurrent themes found in his productions.
3 November 1938 (age 87)
Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Alma mater University of Florence
Occupations
Film directorfilm producerscreenwriter
Giuseppe "Pupi" Avati (born 3 November 1938) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his giallo movie The House with Laughing Windows (1976) and Zeder (1983).
Pupi Avati was born in Bologna in 1938. After attending school and studying political science at the University of Florence, he started working at a frozen food company. At the same time, he developed a passion for jazz, becoming a proficient clarinetist. In the second half of the 1950s, he formed and played in the Doctor Dixie Jazz Band, of which Lucio Dalla was also a member.
Although he initially intended to be a professional musician, Avati felt he lacked the necessary talent. In the mid-1960s, he decided to dedicate himself to cinema after seeing Federico Fellini's 8½ and its portrait of the role of a director. Avati's passion for music, as well as his love for his hometown, which was the setting of many of his films, were to become recurrent themes found in his productions.
Life & Career Details
Born Giuseppe Avati
3 November 1938 (age 87)
Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Alma mater University of Florence
Occupations
Film directorfilm producerscreenwriter
Giuseppe "Pupi" Avati (born 3 November 1938) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his giallo movie The House with Laughing Windows (1976) and Zeder (1983).
Pupi Avati was born in Bologna in 1938. After attending school and studying political science at the University of Florence, he started working at a frozen food company. At the same time, he developed a passion for jazz, becoming a proficient clarinetist. In the second half of the 1950s, he formed and played in the Doctor Dixie Jazz Band, of which Lucio Dalla was also a member.
Although he initially intended to be a professional musician, Avati felt he lacked the necessary talent. In the mid-1960s, he decided to dedicate himself to cinema after seeing Federico Fellini's 8½ and its portrait of the role of a director. Avati's passion for music, as well as his love for his hometown, which was the setting of many of his films, were to become recurrent themes found in his productions.
3 November 1938 (age 87)
Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Alma mater University of Florence
Occupations
Film directorfilm producerscreenwriter
Giuseppe "Pupi" Avati (born 3 November 1938) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known to horror film fans for his giallo movie The House with Laughing Windows (1976) and Zeder (1983).
Pupi Avati was born in Bologna in 1938. After attending school and studying political science at the University of Florence, he started working at a frozen food company. At the same time, he developed a passion for jazz, becoming a proficient clarinetist. In the second half of the 1950s, he formed and played in the Doctor Dixie Jazz Band, of which Lucio Dalla was also a member.
Although he initially intended to be a professional musician, Avati felt he lacked the necessary talent. In the mid-1960s, he decided to dedicate himself to cinema after seeing Federico Fellini's 8½ and its portrait of the role of a director. Avati's passion for music, as well as his love for his hometown, which was the setting of many of his films, were to become recurrent themes found in his productions.
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