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Occupation Screenwriter, film director Movies Santa Sangre, My Dear Killer, Vieni avanti cretino, California, Dark Tale Similar Claudio Argento, Franco Bracardi, Michele Lupo, Luciano Salce, William Berger | ||
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Roberto Leoni is an Italian screenwriter and film director best known for such films as Santa Sangre, The Master Touch, Street People, Casablanca Express, California and My Dear Killer.
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Life and career
Roberto Leoni was born in Rome and studied classics. While still a student at Sapienza University in Rome, he was awarded a grant by the C.U.T. (University Theatrical Center) and his collections of poems and short stories were published. An important producer made one of his short stories into a film, Eat it interpreted by Frank Wolff and the beginner Paolo Villaggio. His collection of poems won the Culture Award from the Italian Presidency of Ministries. After serving as first AD for directors like Tonino Valerii and Luciano Salce, Roberto Leoni has written and directed a number of feature and short films including: The Guardians for Numero Tre Roma/Antenne Paris, Es knallt - und die Engel singen with Les Humphries Singers as Butch Lion for Dieter Geißler, Film Monaco - distributed by Constantin Film, Dark Tale starring John Savage and Claudia Gerini – distributed by Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, On the Right Side starring Catherine Spaak and Luca Ward for Union Contact/Rai 1 (Sidney Italian Australian Film Festival, Best Direction Award at Roma Film Festival and at Havana Film Festival, Cuba), The Great Artists (18X35’) series for G&I Editors – distributed by Rai Italia. His last feature film in post-production is De Serpentis Munere - The Serpent's Gift.