Nicola De Rinaldo
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Biography
Nicola De Rinaldo (January 24, 1942) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. At the end of the 1960s he founded in Naples, together with other young directors, the Cooperativa Cinema Indipendente. In 1973 he directed the short film Il continente nero attende ancora, and he worked as assistant director on Tinto Brass’ film La vacanza. He later worked mainly as a documentary filmmaker for television, making investigative reports and compilation films for RAI. In 1985 he directed his first feature film, L’amara scienza.
Known For
Luisa, a young volcanologist, is sent to a villa to install the technical instruments to survey Mount Vesuvius. Here she meets Mariano, a member of the camorra, that has just discovered that he has been betrayed he decided to break off completely from those he considered his friends. Luisa and Mariano have nothing in common except for a deep sense of the failure they are experiencing and which attracts them to each other. Between the young woman, exploited and disillusioned by an ambitious colleague, and the mature ex-criminal, the spark of friendship is kindled.
La vita degli altri
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Il manoscritto di Van Hecken
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