Paolo Brunatto

Paolo BRUNATTO (1935, Paris - 2010, Italy) was educated in Painting at the the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence and studied Architecture in Gevena. Here, he met Ricardo Bofill. After graduating, Brunatto decided to pursue a career in film. In 1960 he made his first documentary, Notes sur l'émigration. Espagne 1960, together with Jacinto Grewe. He was considered to be one of the main exponents of experimental and underground Italian cinema.

Filmography

(selection) Notes sur l'émigration. Espagne 1960. (1960, short, co-dir), Un'ora prima di Amleto, più Pinocchio (1965, short doc), Bis (1966, short doc), Tak! (1968, short doc), Vieni, dolce morte (dell'ego) (1969, short), Io e… (1974, TV Series doc, 8 episodes), Perché Buddha (1993), Confessioni di un borgataro (2005, doc), I Clandestini del Cinema Italiano - omaggio a Gionata Zarantonello (2007, doc)