Memè Perlini | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amelio Perlini 8 December 1947 Sant'Angelo in Lizzola, Italy |
| Died | 5 April 2017 (aged 69) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director |
| Years active | 1971-2005 |
Amelio "Memè" Perlini (8 December 1947 – 5 April 2017) was an Italian actor and film director. His directorial debut, Italian Postcards, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
He directed Teatro La Maschera, of Rome, in his theatrical adaptation of Raymond Roussel's Locus Solus at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City in April 1977.[2] The production was co-presented by La MaMa and the International Theatre Institute, and billed as the First International Theater Festival.[3]
Perlini died in Rome on 5 April 2017, at the age of 69. He seems to have committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of his house.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | A Pocketful of Chestnuts | ||
| 1971 | Duck, You Sucker! | Miranda's Son | |
| 1972 | Sexy Sinners | Guido / Friend of Rainero | |
| 1972 | Canterbury proibito | Fox | (segment "Gallo Cantachiaro") |
| 1972 | The Grand Duel | Saxon Henchman | |
| 1978 | Quando c'era lui... caro lei! | Adolf Hitler | |
| 1980 | Eugenio | 'Baffo' | |
| 1982 | Cercasi Gesù | Don Gerado | |
| 1986 | La ragazza dei lillà | Vasco | |
| 1987 | Italian Postcards | Director and screenwriter | |
| 1987 | The Family | Aristide | |
| 1987 | Italian Night | Francesco 'Checco' Righi | |
| 1990 | Panama Sugar | Lt. Garcia | |
| 1990 | Atto di dolore | Ramella | |
| 1990 | Ferdinando, uomo d'amore | Don Catellino | |
| 1992 | Zuppa di pesce | Edoardo | |
| 1992 | Il piacere delle carni | Morano the Butcher | |
| 1994 | An American Love | Petri | TV movie |
| 1996 | Come mi vuoi | Don Michele | |
| 1998 | Onorevoli detenuti | ||
| 2003 | Tosca e altre due |
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Italian Postcards". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Locus Solus (1977)". Accessed June 13, 2018.
- ↑ La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Special Event: The First International Theater Festival (1977)". Accessed June 13, 2018.
- ↑ La Repubblica (5 April 2017). "È morto Memè Perlini, attore simbolo del teatro d'avanguardia anni 70". Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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