Zapponi, Bernardino

Bernardino Zapponi was born on September 4, 1927 in Rome, Italy. He began his literary career in two well-known Italian satirical magazines, Orlando and Marc'Aurelio. Since the beginning of the 1950s, he has written many texts for RAI broadcasts, especially for pop programs. In 1958 he founded the magazine Il Delatore. In 1960-61 he worked on television.

Bernardino Dzapponi's first screenplay was written in 1951 for the film Mario Soldati 's Love Destroys Me .

Since 1968, Zapponi, together with Federico Fellini, participated in the creation of the scripts of several of his films: “Tobby Dummit” (short story in the film “Three Steps in Delirium” (1968), “Satyricon” (1969), “Clowns” (1970), “ Rome ”(1972),“ Casanova Federico Fellini ”(1976, nomination for an Oscar in the category for best adapted script).

Zapponi also wrote screenplays for the films of Dino Risi , Mauro Bolognini, Dario Argento, Mario Monicelli and Tinto Brass.

In honor of Dzapponi in 2006 in Italy was founded the "National Prize of Bernardino Dzapponi" which is awarded in the field of cinema for creating the best short films ^[5] .

• This love destroys me , directed by Mario Soldati (1951), plot and script
• Tre Passy Nelly Brad , directed by Federico Fellini (1967), screenplay
• Italian Capriccio , director Mario Monicelli, Mauro Bolognie (1967), plot and script
• Le streghe , Civic Path episode, director Mauro Bolognie (1967), plot and script
• Block notes by director Federico Fellini (1969), script and actor
• Fellini Satyricon , director Federico Fellini (1969), script
• I See Nude , directed by Dino Risi (1969), subject
• O 'Cangaceiro , directed by Giovanni Fago (1970), script
• I am Clowns , directed by Federico Fellini (1970), plot and script
• The Splendor and Suffering of Madame Royal , directed by Vittorio Caprioli (1970), script
• Priest's wife , director Dino Risi (1970), plot and script
• Rome , director Federico Fellini (1972), plot and script
• Mordi e fuggi , director Dino Risi (1972), plot and script
• Polvere di Stella , director Alberto Sordi (1973), script
• Mosè , directed by Gianfranco de Bosio (1974), television film, plot and script
• What about fellini casanova? Director Liliana Betty (1975), actor
• L'anatra all'arancia , director Luciano Salze (1975), script
• Profondo Rosso , directed by Dario Argento (1975), plot and script
• Leonor , director Juan Luis Bunuel (1975), script
• For Ancient Libra, directed by Mauro Bologna (1975), script
• Languidi baci ... perfect caress , director Alfredo Angeli (1976), script
• Anima Perda , directed by Dino Risi (1976), script
• ... and a lot of fear , directed by Paolo Cavara (1976), plot and script
• Il Casanova Federico Fellini , director Federico Fellini (1976), script
• La città delle donne , director Federico Fellini (1976), plot and script
• White Phones , directed by Dino Risi (1976), plot and script
• New Monsters , directed by Ettore Skola, Mario Monicelli, Dino Risi (1977), script
• L'ingorgo , director Luigi Comencini (1978), screenplay
• Dear Dad , Director Dino Risi (1979), plot and script
• Piso pisello , directed by Peter Del Monte (1981), plot and script
• No one is perfect , directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile (1981), subject
• Il Marchese del Grillo , directed by Mario Monicelli (1981), subject
• Fantasma d'amore , director Dino Risi (1981), script
• God makes them then connect them , directed by Steno (1982), plot and script
• Sex and Willingly , directed by Dino Risi (1982), plot and script
• Kindly if you can , director Luigi Magni (1983), subject and script
• This and that , directed by Sergio Corbucci (1983), plot and script
• He is worse than me , directed by Enrico Aldouini (1985), plot and script
• This is a paranormal phenomenon , directed by Sergio Corbucci (1985), plot and script
• Teresa , director Dino Risi (1987), script
• Rimini Rimini , directed by Sergio Corbucci (1987), plot and script
• Rich Material , directed by Sergio Corbucci (1987), script
• La ciociara , director Dino Risi (1989), television film, screenplay
• I Make Riots , directed by Dino Risi (1990), plot and script
• Paprika , directed by Tinto Brass (1990), plot and script
• Così Fan Header , director Tinto Brass (1991), script
• The Italian Miracle , directed by Enrico Aldouini (1994), plot and script
• Giovani e belli , director Dino Risi (1996), plot and script
• Make a beautiful smile , directed by Anna Di Francis (1999), script

• Zapponi, Bernardino, on the Internet Movie Database
• Bernardino Zapponi's biography on Cinematografo.it .