Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of the greatest European cinematic provocateurs of his time[1] and had a constant presence in prestigious festival circuit - including eight films in competition in
Cannes Film Festival[2] and a
Golden Bear win[3] in
1991 Berlin Film Festival. Three of his films are among
100 films selected for preservation for significant contribution to Italian cinema.[4]
Biography
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He died in Paris of a heart attack. Upon his death,
Gilles Jacob, artistic director of the Cannes International Film Festival, said: "The Italian cinema has lost one of its most original artists, one of its most personal authors (...) No one was more demanding nor more allegorical than he in showing the state of crisis of contemporary man."
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Liza (in French; Italian version title La cagna, 1972)
La Grande Bouffe (in French and Italian; Italian dubbed version title La grande abbuffata, 1973)
Touche pas à la femme blanche (in French; Italian dubbed version title Non toccare la donna bianca, released in English as Don't Touch The White Woman!, 1974)
La Dernière femme (in French; Italian dubbed version title L'ultima donna, international version title The Last Woman, 1976)
Ciao maschio (in Italian and French, French dubbed version title Rêve du singe, English version title Bye Bye Monkey, 1978)
Chiedo asilo (1979) (English dubbed version title Seeking Asylum, 1980)
Tales of Ordinary Madness (in English; Italian dubbed version title Storie di ordinaria follia, 1981)