Memè Perlini
| Memè Perlini | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 December 1947 Sant'Angelo in Lizzola, Italy |
| Died |
5 April 2017 (aged 69) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1971-2005 |
Amelio "Memè" Perlini (8 December 1947 – 5 April 2017) was an Italian actor and film director. His directorial debut, Italian Postcards, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
He directed Teatro La Maschera, of Rome, in his theatrical adaptation of Raymond Roussel's Locus Solus at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City in April 1977.[2] The production was co-presented by La MaMa and the International Theatre Institute, and billed as the First International Theater Festival.[3]
Perlini died in Rome on 5 April 2017, at the age of 69. He seems to have committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of his house.[4]
Selected filmography
- A Pocketful of Chestnuts (1970)
- The Grand Duel (1972)
- Quando c'era lui... caro lei! (1978)
- Eugenio (1980)
- Italian Postcards (director and screenwriter, 1987)
- The Family (1987)
- Italian Night (1987)
- Panama Sugar (1990)
- Atto di dolore (1990)
- An American Love (1994)
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Italian Postcards". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Locus Solus (1977)". Accessed June 13, 2018.
- ↑ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Special Event: The First International Theater Festival (1977)". Accessed June 13, 2018.
- ↑ La Repubblica. "È morto Memè Perlini, attore simbolo del teatro d'avanguardia anni 70". Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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