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Italian film producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leo Pescarolo (1935 – 24 May 2006) was an Italian film producer.
Leo Pescarolo | |
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Born | 1935 |
Died | 24 May 2006 (aged 70) |
Occupation | Film producer |
The son of the actress Vera Vergani, Pescarolo entered the film industry at age 22, first as an assistant director of Gianni Franciolini and Mario Camerini, and later as a producer.[1] He produced many films of Liliana Cavani, Giuliano Montaldo and almost all the works of Francesca Archibugi, as well as films by Federico Fellini, Francesco Rosi and Lars von Trier.[1] In 1994 he won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer, for Archibugi's The Great Pumpkin, and in 1997 he won the David di Donatello in the same category for The Truce.[2] Pescarolo was also a renowned gastronome, and he held a cooking column for a newspaper.[1]
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