Paolo and Vittorio Taviani

Taviani brothers
Vittorio (left) and Paolo Taviani in 2015
Born
Paolo Taviani

(1931-11-08)8 November 1931
Died29 February 2024(2024-02-29) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • film editor
Years active1962–2022
SpouseLina Nerli

Born
Vittorio Taviani

(1929-09-20)20 September 1929
Died15 April 2018(2018-04-15) (aged 88)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • film editor
Years active1962–2018

Paolo Taviani (Italian: [ˈpaːolo taˈvjaːni]; 8 November 1931 – 29 February 2024) and Vittorio Taviani ([vitˈtɔːrjo taˈvjaːni]; 20 September 1929 – 15 April 2018), collectively referred to as the Taviani brothers, were Italian film directors and screenwriters who collaborated on numerous film productions.

At the Cannes Film Festival, the Taviani brothers won the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI prize for Padre Padrone in 1977 and the Grand Prix du Jury for La notte di San Lorenzo (The Night of the Shooting Stars, 1982). In 2012 they won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival with Caesar Must Die.