Giuseppe Taffarel (Directing)

Giuseppe Taffarel was born in Vittorio Veneto, in the province of Treviso, on 1 March 1922. He died in the same town on 9 April 2012, shortly after celebrating his ninetieth birthday. From his childhood he always had a passion for the theater. He was self-taught and mostly read theatrical works. At the age of 19 he went to Rome, where he attended the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica, headed by Silvio D'Amico. In 1943 he joined the partisan resistance, fighting in the foothills of Belluno and Treviso. He distinguished himself for his courage in numerous wartime missions. In 1946 he returned to Rome, in the golden era of Neorealism, frequenting the world of film, whose protagonists often met up at the restaurant of the Menghi brothers and the Rosati bar. In Rome, while participating in the writing of numerous screenplays, he also began a career as a movie actor, taking part...Read More