Piero Schivazappa

Biography

Born in Colorno, Schivazappa entered the film industry in 1959 as an assistant director, collaborating with Valerio Zurlini, Mario Monicelli and Carlo Lizzani, among others. In 1963, he started collaborating with RAI for news reports and documentaries. Schivazappa made his feature film debut in 1969, with the controversial BDSM-themed The Laughing Woman, which at the time had many problems with censorship. Following the success of his 1973 miniseries Vino e pane, in the following years he focused on television films and TV-series. In 1986 Schivazappa directed Serena Grandi in the erotic drama La signora della notte , produced by Giovanni Bertolucci. Wikipedia contributors. "Piero Schivazappa." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 6 Jul. 2023. Web. 24 Nov. 2023.

Known for

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1994	An American Love	Director
1990	Il prato delle volpi	Director
1990	Il prato delle volpi	Screenplay
1986	Lady of the Night	Director
1983	Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana	Director
1983	Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana	Writer
1983	Quer pasticciaccio brutto de via Merulana	Creator
1976	Dov'è Anna?	Director
1975	Una sera c'incontrammo	Writer
1975	Una sera c'incontrammo	Director
1971	Romance	Director
1971	Romance	Story
1971	Romance	Screenplay
1969	The Laughing Woman	Director
1969	The Laughing Woman	Writer
1969	Johnny Belinda	Director
1968	Odissea	Director
1968	The Odyssey	Creator
1968	Caio Gracco	Director
1968	L'incoronazione di Carlo Magno	Director
1967	Il processo di Savona	Director
1967	Vita di Cavour	Director
1966	Il caso Fuchs	Director
1962	Family Diary	First Assistant Director
1962	Sangue a Parma	Director
1961	Girl with a Suitcase	Assistant Director
1961	Gold of Rome	First Assistant Director
1961	The Corsican Brothers	First Assistant Director