Piero Schivazappa

Director, Writer

April 14, 1935 (91 years)
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.

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Known For

  • The Laughing Woman
    The Laughing Woman1969
  • Lady of the Night
    Lady of the Night1986
  • Family Diary
    Family Diary1962
  • The Odyssey
    The Odyssey8 episodes
  • Gold of Rome
    Gold of Rome1961
  • Romance
    Romance1971
  • That Awful Mess on Via Merulana
    That Awful Mess on Via Merulana4 episodes
  • Where is Anna?
    Where is Anna?7 episodes
  • We Met One Evening
    We Met One Evening1975
  • Mino
    Mino6 episodes

Filmography

1994
An American Love · as Story
1986
Lady of the Night · as Screenplay By
1976
Where is Anna? · as Collaborating Writer
1971
Incontro · as Story
1962
Family Diary · as First Assistant Director
1961
The Corsican Brothers · as First Assistant Director
1961
Gold of Rome · as First Assistant Director
1961
Girl with a Suitcase · as Assistant Director