Carmelo Bene | |
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.jpeg) Carmelo Bene in Nostra Signora dei Turchi (1968) | |
| Born | 1 September 1937 Campi Salentina, Italy |
| Died | 16 March 2002 (aged 64) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theater director, writer, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1967–2002 |
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| Children | 1 |
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] In 1968, his movie Our Lady of the Turks won the Special Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival) at the Venice Film Festival. [3] He died of a heart ailment in 2002.[4]
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 19 March 2002.
- ^ (in Italian) Carmelo Bene on the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani
- ^ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
- ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (9 April 2003). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2002: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786452071. Retrieved 13 June 2018 – via Google Books.