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Date of Birth
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12-January-1933
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Place of Birth
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Carpi
(Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Province of Modena)
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Nationality
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Italy, Kingdom of Italy
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Profession
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Screenwriter, Film Director, Opera Director
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Liliana Cavani is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers from Emilia-Romagna that came into prominence in the 1970s, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Marco Bellochio. Cavani became internationally known after the success of her 1974 feature film Il portiere di notte. Her films have intellectual ambitions and historical concerns. In addition to feature films and documentaries, she has been an opera director.
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