Andrea Purgatori

Andrea Purgatori

writer, actor, director

Andrea Purgatori was born on Feb 01, 1953 in Italy. Andrea Purgatori's big-screen debut came with Spettri directed by Marcello Avallone in 1987. Andrea Purgatori is known for Fort Apache Napoli directed by Marco Risi, Libero De Rienzo stars as Giancarlo Siani and Valentina Lodovini as Daniela. Andrea Purgatori has got 4 awards and 9 nominations so far. The most recent award Andrea Purgatori achieved is Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming. The upcoming new movie Andrea Purgatori plays is Still Time which will be released on Mar 16, 2023.

Andrea Purgatori is an Italian journalist, screenwriter, essayist and actor, born Rome . He has been chief editor and correspondent for Il Corriere della Sera and he currently works for the Huffington Post Italia and Le Monde Diplomatique. For cinema, he wrote, among others, "Il muro di gomma", which won the Nastro d'argento award in 1992 as best screenplay, "Nel continente nero", "Il giudice ragazzino", which won the Globo d'oro award in 1994 as best screenplay, "Fortapàsc" and "L'industriale". Author and anchorman of several tv shows, he also wrote many series for television such as: "Vite blindate", "Iqbal", "L'attentatuni", "Un caso di coscienza", "Petrosino", "Caravaggio", "L'amore proibito", "Lo scandalo della Banca romana".

  • Birthday

    Feb 01, 1953
  • Place of Birth

    Rome, Lazio, Italy

Known For

Awards

4 wins & 9 nominations

Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming
2010
TV Series and Serials: Screenplay
Winner - Golden FIPA
Lo scandalo della Banca Romana (2010)
Premio Sergio Amidei
2009
Fortapàsc (2009)
Winner - Premio Sergio Amidei
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