Aldo Lado
Aldo Lado (5 December 1934 – 25 November 2023) was an Italian film and television director, screenwriter and author.[1] He was known internationally for his contributions to the giallo genre during the 1970s, through his films Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) and Who Saw Her Die? (1972). Several of his films are considered cult classics.
Biography
Aldo Lado was born in Fiume, Italy (today Rijeka, Croatia) on 5 December 1934.
Lado came up through the film industry as an assistant director, notably to Bernardo Bertolucci on The Conformist (1970).[2] After writing the story for the 1971 giallo The Designated Victim, he made his directorial debut later that year with Short Night of Glass Dolls. Lado took the job after two previous directors, Maurizio Lucidi and Antonio Margheriti, fell through.[3] The film was a success, and he followed it with another giallo, Who Saw Her Die?.
Lado's subsequent films were in a variety of genres, including drama (Woman Buried Alive,[4] The Cousin), romance (La cosa buffa), and horror (Last Stop on the Night Train). In 1979, he directed the Star Wars cash-in The Humanoid, for which he was credited under the George Lucas-esque pseudonym "George B. Lewis".[5] In 1981, he directed the Alberto Moravia adaptation La disubbidienza.
In 2013, after a 20-year hiatus, he directed the film Il Notturno di Chopin.
Lado published his first short story in 2016, in the anthology Nuovi delitti di lago. In 2017 he published I film che non vedrete mai ('The films you will never see'), a compilation based on Lado's own unproduced screenplays.
Lado died at his home in Rome on the morning of 25 November 2023, at the age of 88.[6][7][8][9]
Legacy and recognition
In 2024, Vespertilio Awards founded the Aldo Lado Award. The award is given to the film that best reflects the maestro's ideas and views on cinema.[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Short Night of Glass Dolls | |
| 1972 | Who Saw Her Die? | |
| La cosa buffa | ||
| 1973 | Woman Buried Alive | |
| 1974 | The Cousin | |
| 1975 | Last Stop on the Night Train | |
| 1976 | Born Winner | |
| 1979 | The Humanoid | |
| 1981 | La disubbidienza | |
| 1987 | Scirocco | |
| 1989 | Rito d'amore | |
| 1992 | Alibi perfetto | |
| 1993 | Venerdì nero | |
| 1994 | La chance | |
| 2013 | Il Notturno di Chopin |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Il prigioniero | Television film |
| 1979 | Il était un musicien | 1 episode |
| 1980 | Delitto in Via Teulada | Television film |
| 1982 | La pietra di Marco Polo | |
| 1986 | I figli dell'ispettore | Television film |
| 1991 | La stella del parco | 13 episodes |
Bibliography
- Il gigante e la bambina, in Nuovi delitti di lago, Morellini Editore, 2016, Template:ISBN
- Cold Case sul Lago Maggiore, in Delitti di lago, vol. 3, Morellini Editore, 2017, Template:ISBN
- I film che non vedrete mai, Angera Films, 2017, Template:ISBN
- Un pollo da spennare, Angera Films, 2018, Template:ISBN
- Hotel delle cose, Angera Films, 2018, Template:ISBN
- Il mastino, Angera Films, 2018, Template:ISBN
- Ombre scure sotto la Rocca di Angera, in Delitti di lago, vol. 4, Morellini Editore, 2020, Template:ISBN
- Storie di donne: MIRIAM, Edizioni Angerafilm 2020, Template:ISBN
- IL RIDER, Edizioni Angerafilm 2020, Template:ISBN
- Storie di donne: COSTANZA, Edizioni Angerafilm 2021, Template:ISBN
- Il tombarolo in Delitti di Lago 5, Morellini Editore 2021, Template:ISBN
- Il luccio in Delitti di Lago 7, Morellini Editore 2023, Template:ISBN
References
External links
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