Piero Schivazappa

Directing

Piero Schivazappa

Born April 14, 1935 · Colorno, Parma, Italy (age 91)

Born in Colorno, Schivazappa entered the film industry in 1959 as an assistant director, collaborating with Valerio Zurlini, Mario Monicelli and Carlo Lizzani, among others. In 1963, he started collaborating with RAI for news reports and documentaries. Schivazappa made his feature film debut in 1969, with the controversial BDSM-themed The Laughing Woman, which at the time had many problems with c…

Known For

Lady of the NightLady of the Night · 1986
Lady of the Night
5.31986
MovieDrama
Angelina is tired of long serious relationships. One day she is brutally raped and she changes dramatically. Suddenly she is getting involved in more and more dangerous relations with unknown men until her behavior leads to a fatal crime.
The OdysseyThe Odyssey · 1969
The Odyssey
7.71969
MovieAdventureDrama
After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka. [Theatrical version of the 1968 mini-series.]
Family DiaryFamily Diary · 1962
Family Diary
7.01962
MovieDrama
Enrico is a struggling journalist in the Rome of 1945. He receives a phone call informing him that his younger brother Lorenzo has died. Enrico recalls their long and difficult relationship; he was brought up by their poor but warm-hearted grandmother, Lorenzo was raised as a gentleman by a wealthy local aristocrat. Reunited in the Florence of the 1930s, Enrico becomes his spoilt brother's keeper, forever haunted by a sense of guilty responsibility towards a man he both hates and loves.
The Corsican BrothersThe Corsican Brothers · 1961
The Corsican Brothers
6.31961
MovieAdventureAction
The Dumas story about Siamese twins separated at birth but who have a strong psychic link.
Girl with a SuitcaseGirl with a Suitcase · 1961
Girl with a Suitcase
7.11961
MovieDramaRomance
Lorenzo, who's 16 and born to a wealthy family in Parma, tries to make things right toward a showgirl, Aida, whom his older brother has mistreated. In extending kindness and standing up for her, he comes of age. But, is there anything he can do that will alter Aida's situation or her prospects?
An American LoveAn American Love · 1994
An American Love
8.01994
MovieComedyTV Movie
Angelo Fossalto teaches literature at the University of Urbino and leads a quiet life. the man is about to leave for the United States to give a series of lectures, but he will meet a girl who will make him lose his head ...
The Laughing WomanThe Laughing Woman · 1969
The Laughing Woman
6.81969
MovieRomanceThriller
Beautiful PR woman, Maria finds herself trapped in the home of the sinister and troubled Dr. Sayer, where she is subjected to a series of increasingly bizarre, terrifying, and degrading sex games. Sayer admits that he has murdered several women after the same ordeal, always killing them at the point of orgasm. But all is not what it seems, and through a series of twists and turns, the whole situation is slowly turned on its head.
Gold of RomeGold of Rome · 1961
Gold of Rome
6.51961
MovieDrama
Rome 1943. The German Commandant of the city causes a turmoil in the Jewish community by offering them what seems to be an expensive way out of imprisonment and death.

Movies

Lady of the NightLady of the Night · 1986
Lady of the Night
5.31986
MovieDrama
Angelina is tired of long serious relationships. One day she is brutally raped and she changes dramatically. Suddenly she is getting involved in more and more dangerous relations with unknown men until her behavior leads to a fatal crime.
The OdysseyThe Odyssey · 1969
The Odyssey
7.71969
MovieAdventureDrama
After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka. [Theatrical version of the 1968 mini-series.]
Family DiaryFamily Diary · 1962
Family Diary
7.01962
MovieDrama
Enrico is a struggling journalist in the Rome of 1945. He receives a phone call informing him that his younger brother Lorenzo has died. Enrico recalls their long and difficult relationship; he was brought up by their poor but warm-hearted grandmother, Lorenzo was raised as a gentleman by a wealthy local aristocrat. Reunited in the Florence of the 1930s, Enrico becomes his spoilt brother's keeper, forever haunted by a sense of guilty responsibility towards a man he both hates and loves.
The Corsican BrothersThe Corsican Brothers · 1961
The Corsican Brothers
6.31961
MovieAdventureAction
The Dumas story about Siamese twins separated at birth but who have a strong psychic link.
Girl with a SuitcaseGirl with a Suitcase · 1961
Girl with a Suitcase
7.11961
MovieDramaRomance
Lorenzo, who's 16 and born to a wealthy family in Parma, tries to make things right toward a showgirl, Aida, whom his older brother has mistreated. In extending kindness and standing up for her, he comes of age. But, is there anything he can do that will alter Aida's situation or her prospects?
An American LoveAn American Love · 1994
An American Love
8.01994
MovieComedyTV Movie
Angelo Fossalto teaches literature at the University of Urbino and leads a quiet life. the man is about to leave for the United States to give a series of lectures, but he will meet a girl who will make him lose his head ...
The Laughing WomanThe Laughing Woman · 1969
The Laughing Woman
6.81969
MovieRomanceThriller
Beautiful PR woman, Maria finds herself trapped in the home of the sinister and troubled Dr. Sayer, where she is subjected to a series of increasingly bizarre, terrifying, and degrading sex games. Sayer admits that he has murdered several women after the same ordeal, always killing them at the point of orgasm. But all is not what it seems, and through a series of twists and turns, the whole situation is slowly turned on its head.
Gold of RomeGold of Rome · 1961
Gold of Rome
6.51961
MovieDrama
Rome 1943. The German Commandant of the city causes a turmoil in the Jewish community by offering them what seems to be an expensive way out of imprisonment and death.
RomanceRomance · 1971
Romance
4.61971
MovieDrama
Love story between a young man and a married woman. She's married to a businessman who's neglecting her. She would like to leave him but she's afraid of the age difference between her and her lover.
Vita di CavourVita di Cavour · 1967
Vita di Cavour
1967
Movie
We Met One EveningWe Met One Evening · 1975
We Met One Evening
5.01975
MovieComedyRomance
An industrial worker from the mid-seventies encounters the stout daughter of a wealthy American businessman. The daughter falls in love with the worker and begins to pursue him.

TV Shows

The OdysseyThe Odyssey · 1968
The Odyssey
8.91968
SeriesDrama
Odysseus' journey, told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.
Dov'è Anna?Dov'è Anna? · 1976
Dov'è Anna?
8.41976
SeriesDrama
The search for Anna, who suddenly disappeared from a quiet family home.
That Awful Mess on Via MerulanaThat Awful Mess on Via Merulana · 1983
That Awful Mess on Via Merulana
7.01983
Series
Italian miniseries about a homicide that occurred in Rome during the 1920s.
Vino e paneVino e pane · 1973
Vino e pane
8.01973
SeriesDrama
In 1935, Pietro Spina, a communist intellectual forced to emigrate for political reasons, secretly returns to Italy, driven by nostalgia for his homeland. Under the identity of Don Paolo Spada, a priest recovering from illness, he moves to Pietrasecca, a small village in the mountains of Abruzzo.
Vita di CavourVita di Cavour · 1967
Vita di Cavour
1967
Series