Nico Cirasola (27 May 1951 – 3 April 2023) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Life and career Born in Gravina in Puglia, a film buff since childhood, in 1982 Cirasola wrote the book Da Angelo Musco a Massimo Troisi - Il cinema comico meridionale ("From Angelo Musco to Massimo Troisi - The Southern Comedy Cinema"). After directing the never completed Super 8 film Tuta blu, he made his official feature film debut in 1989 with the road movie Odore di pioggia, starring Renzo Arbore.
Cirasola's films were all self-produced independent productions, always set in Apulia, and often characterized by satirical and political commitments. His works include Bell’Epoker (2003), a satire about the 1991 Teatro Petruzzelli fire, Focaccia Blues (2009), a documentary about a successful focaccia shop in Altamura which forced the local McDonald's shop to close due to lack of customers, and Rudy Valentino - Divo dei divi (2017), a film starring Claudia Cardinale and Alessandro Haber about a little-known 1923 trip of Rudolph Valentino in his hometown. Cirasola was also active as a character actor.
Filmography As Actor Smell of Rain () (1989) Un altro giorno ancora, () directed by Tonino Zangardi (1995) The Summer of Bobby Charlton, directed by Massimo Guglielmi (1995) My name is Nico Cirasola, () directed by Giovanni Piperno (1998), documentary Albania blues (2000) Sangue vivo, directed by Edoardo Winspeare (2000) Francesca and Nunziata, directed by Lina Wertmüller (2001), TV movie Bell'epoker (2003) Mr. Gi Bi (2010), () short film If you are like this I say yes (), directed by Eugenio Cappuccio (2011) The Wholly Family, short film, directed by Terry Gilliam (2011) The confectioner (), directed by Luigi Sardiello (2012)
As director and screenwriter Smell of Rain () (1989) Stonde, Stonde, Seneca's nettles, an episode of the film Corsica (1991) Da do da (1994) Albania blues (2000) Bell'epoker (2003) Focaccia blues (2009) Mr. Gi Bi (2010), () short film Rudy Valentino - Star of stars (2017)
Death Cirasola died on 3 April 2023, at the age of 71.
References
External links
Nico Cirasola on AllMovie