Stefano Missio
Encyclopedia
Stefano Missio is an Italian filmmaker
He has made various documentaries among which When Italy was not a poor country, about Italy
in the 1960s narrated by Joris Ivens
and Scusi, dov'è il Nord Est? produced by Fandango and On Line Productions for Arte
(broadcast as Succes à l'italienne) and broadcast in Italy
by Tele+. In 2005 he directes Il Ponte, a fiction short-movie, screenplayed by Francesco Tullio Altan
, starring Carlo Mazzacurati
and Valentina Fago
. His last work, Che Guevara - The body and the legend (2007), was broadcast in 12 different countries. He works and lives in Paris
.
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
He has made various documentaries among which When Italy was not a poor country, about Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
in the 1960s narrated by Joris Ivens
Joris Ivens
Joris Ivens was a Dutch documentary filmmaker and committed communist.-Early life and career:...
and Scusi, dov'è il Nord Est? produced by Fandango and On Line Productions for Arte
Arte
Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...
(broadcast as Succes à l'italienne) and broadcast in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
by Tele+. In 2005 he directes Il Ponte, a fiction short-movie, screenplayed by Francesco Tullio Altan
Francesco Tullio Altan
-Biography:He was born in Treviso, the son of Friulian anthropologist Carlo Tullio Altan. He studied in the University IUAV of Venice, but halted his studies to work for cinema and TV as scenographer and writer. In 1970 he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he created his first comics series for...
, starring Carlo Mazzacurati
Carlo Mazzacurati
Carlo Mazzacurati is an Italian film director and screenwriter born in Padua. He started his cinema career in 1980.His better known film include Il Toro and La lingua del santo...
and Valentina Fago
Valentina Fago
Valentina Fago is an Italian actress.Actress in theatre with Luca Ronconi, Stanislas Nordey, Thierry Salmon, Denis Marleau among many others. She acts also in cinema in Pontormo - un amore eretico and in il ponte...
. His last work, Che Guevara - The body and the legend (2007), was broadcast in 12 different countries. He works and lives in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Filmography
- When Italy wasn't a poor country (Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero; 1997)
- Siamo troppo sazi (1998)
- Scusi, dov’è il Nord Est? (2000)
- Il Ponte (2005)
- Trumpets' RepublicTrumpets' RepublicTrumpets’ Republic is a documentary film directed by Stefano Missio.-Synopsis:This is a film documentary on Serbia, and the horns and brass....
, (Трубачка Република; 2006) - Che Guevara - The body and the legend (2007)
books
- Hans Schoots, Joris Ivens. A Biography of Joris Ivens, AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, 2000. - Aldo Grasso, Storia della televisione italiana, Garzanti, MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, 2000. - Virgilio TosiVirgilio TosiVirgilio Tosi is an Italian documentary filmmaker and historian of early film.- Early life :On June 10, 1940, the day Italy entered World War II, Tosi started working as apprentice invoice-clerk at the Milan seat of a German firm dealing in steel products, while pursuing his studies in his spare...
, Cinema e Utopia, Bulzoni, RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, 2002.
newspaper
- Alberto Farassino. Torna l'Italia censurata di Mattei e Joris Ivens. La RepubblicaLa Repubblicala Repubblica is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. Founded in 1976 in Rome by the journalist Eugenio Scalfari, as of 2008 is the second largest circulation newspaper, behind the Corriere della Sera.-Foundation:...
, April 28, 1999. - Maurizio Porro. Tinto Brass scopre il film verità voluto da Mattei. Corriere della SeraCorriere della SeraThe Corriere della Sera is an Italian daily newspaper, published in Milan.It is among the oldest and most reputable Italian newspapers. Its main rivals are Rome's La Repubblica and Turin's La Stampa.- History :...
, April 28, 1999. - Giovanni Petitti. Ivens Ritrovato. Cineforum, n. 374.
- Tom Haines. Laughter reigns, war memories fade at annual Balkans brass festival. The Boston GlobeThe Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
, June 27, 2004. - Silvana Silvestri. Missio e i misteri di una copia RAI. Il ManifestoIl Manifestoil manifesto is an Italian newspaper. While it calls itself communist, it is not connected to any political party. It was founded as a monthly review in 1969 by a collective of left-wing journalists engaged in the wave of critical thought and activity on the Italian left in that period. Prominent...
, March 30, 2007. - Lucia Sgueglia. Un'altra Russia. Il ManifestoIl Manifestoil manifesto is an Italian newspaper. While it calls itself communist, it is not connected to any political party. It was founded as a monthly review in 1969 by a collective of left-wing journalists engaged in the wave of critical thought and activity on the Italian left in that period. Prominent...
, December 22, 2007.