Emma Dante

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Emma Dante
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Dante at the 70th Venice Film Festival (2013)
Born (1967-04-06) 6 April 1967 (age 57)
Occupation(s)Playwright · theatre director · actress · filmmaker
Years active1990–present

Emma Dante (born 6 April 1967) is an Italian playwright, theatre director and stage actress. She wrote, directed and starred in the 2013 film A Street in Palermo.[1] She later directed numerous operas, including Richard Strauss' Feuersnot[2] and Hans Werner Henze's Gisela! in Palermo, and Carmen at the Teatro alla Scala.[3] In 2020 The Macaluso Sisters, a film she co-wrote and directed based on her own acclaimed play, was entered into the main competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[4] Her third film Misericordia was awarded the Grand Prix for the Best Film at the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[5]

References

  1. Weissberg, Jay (29 August 2013). "Venice Film Review: 'A Street in Palermo'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  2. Badelst, Udo (28 January 2014). "Liebesgrüße aus Sizilien". Der Tagesspiegel (in Deutsch). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Emma Dante". Operabase. 2018-05-12. Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  4. "Le sorelle Macaluso di Emma Dante: tre generazioni di donne a Venezia". La Repubblica (in italiano). 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. Bleasdale, John (4 October 2023). "Emma Dante's 'Misericordia' Takes Top Prize at the Black Nights Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

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