Ettore Scola

Biography

Ettore Scola (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛttore ˈskɔːla]; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

Most Famous Work

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A Special Day

(1977) Screenplay

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We All Loved Each Other So Much

(1974) Story

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I Knew Her Well

(1965) Story

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Ugly, Dirty and Bad

(1976) Writer

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The Dinner

(1998) Writer

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The Terrace

(1980) Screenplay

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Il Sorpasso

(1962) Screenplay

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A Drama of Jealousy (and Other Things)

(1970) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Self	Les Jours et les Nuits 2021-11-19 Movie
2019	Self (archive footage)	Sophia Loren, une destinée particulière 2019-12-24 Movie
	Self	Ettore Scola, nous l'avons tant aimé 2019-01-18 Movie
2017	Self (archive footage)	Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit 2017-02-10 Movie
2016	Self	Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life 2016-09-11 Movie
2015	Self	Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana 2015-10-18 Movie
2014	Self	Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori 2014-10-23 Movie
	Self	Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione 2014-09-02 Movie
	Self	C'era una volta il prossimamente 2014-04-22 Movie
2013	Self	Alberto il grande 2013-02-16 Movie
2012	Self (archive footage)	Monicelli: La versione di Mario 2012-01-30 Movie
2011	Self	Giovanna Cau - Diversamente giovane 2011-11-03 Movie
	Self	Voi siete qui 2011-09-08 Movie
2010	Self	Portrait Of My Father 2010-10-27 Movie
	Self	L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo 2010-09-07 Movie
	Self	Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore 2010-09-01 Movie
2009	Self	Vittorio D. 2009-09-17 Movie
2007	Self	Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow 2007-10-21 Movie
	Self	Linee d'ombra 2007-10-18 Movie
	Self	Dino Risi, le pessimiste joyeux de la comédie italienne 2007-05-03 Movie
	Self	RomAmor: Alberto Sordi, from Rome to the whole world 2007-01-01 Movie
2006	Self	Marcello, una vita dolce 2006-05-21 Movie
2002	Self (archive footage)	The Magic of Fellini 2002-01-27 Movie
2001	Self	La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli 2001-11-21 Movie
1975	Self	Midi Première 1975-01-06 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Original Story	A Bookshop in Paris 2021-10-07 Movie
2013	Writer	How Strange to be Named Federico 2013-09-12 Movie
2001	Screenplay	Unfair Competition 2001-02-23 Movie
1998	Writer	The Dinner 1998-09-03 Movie
1997	Scenario Writer	1943-1997 1997-01-01 Movie
1995	Screenplay	Romanzo di un giovane povero 1995-09-29 Movie
	Story	Romanzo di un giovane povero 1995-09-29 Movie
1993	Story	Mario, Maria and Mario 1993-12-05 Movie
	Screenplay	Mario, Maria and Mario 1993-12-05 Movie
1990	Screenplay	The Voyage of Captain Fracassa 1990-10-31 Movie
1989	Story	What Time Is It? 1989-09-27 Movie
	Screenplay	What Time Is It? 1989-09-27 Movie
	Screenplay	Splendor 1989-02-16 Movie
1987	Story	The Family 1987-01-20 Movie
	Screenplay	The Family 1987-01-20 Movie
1985	Story	Macaroni 1985-10-24 Movie
	Screenplay	Macaroni 1985-10-24 Movie
1984	Screenplay	Cuori nella tormenta 1984-10-19 Movie
1983	Writer	Le Bal 1983-12-21 Movie
1982	Writer	The Night of Varennes 1982-05-15 Movie
1981	Screenplay	Passion of Love 1981-09-16 Movie
1980	Story	The Terrace 1980-02-08 Movie
	Screenplay	The Terrace 1980-02-08 Movie
1977	Story	A Special Day 1977-08-11 Movie
	Screenplay	A Special Day 1977-08-11 Movie
1976	Story	Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen 1976-10-28 Movie
	Writer	Ugly, Dirty and Bad 1976-09-23 Movie
	Screenplay	Il silenzio è complicità 1976-01-01 Movie
1974	Screenplay	We All Loved Each Other So Much 1974-12-21 Movie
	Story	We All Loved Each Other So Much 1974-12-21 Movie
1973	Writer	Trevico-Torino (viaggio nel Fiat-Nam) 1973-01-03 Movie
1972	Writer	The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life 1972-12-22 Movie
1971	Screenplay	My Name Is Rocco Papaleo 1971-10-29 Movie
	Story	My Name Is Rocco Papaleo 1971-10-29 Movie
	Screenplay	That's How We Women Are 1971-09-28 Movie
1970	Screenplay	A Drama of Jealousy (and Other Things) 1970-01-18 Movie
1969	Screenplay	Police Chief Pepe 1969-09-24 Movie
1968	Dialogue	Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? 1968-12-19 Movie
	Screenplay	Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? 1968-12-19 Movie
	Story	The Prophet 1968-02-15 Movie
	Screenplay	The Prophet 1968-02-15 Movie
1967	Screenplay	Anyone Can Play 1967-09-21 Movie
	Story	Anyone Can Play 1967-09-21 Movie
1966	Screenplay	The Devil in Love 1966-12-21 Movie
	Story	The Devil in Love 1966-12-21 Movie
1965	Story	Made in Italy 1965-12-22 Movie
	Screenplay	Made in Italy 1965-12-22 Movie
	Screenplay	I Knew Her Well 1965-12-01 Movie
	Story	I Knew Her Well 1965-12-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Thrilling 1965-10-21 Movie
	Story	Thrilling 1965-10-21 Movie
	Screenplay	Complexes 1965-08-15 Movie
	Story	Complexes 1965-08-15 Movie
1964	Screenplay	One Million Dollars 1964-12-29 Movie
	Story	One Million Dollars 1964-12-29 Movie
	Screenplay	The Magnificent Cuckold 1964-10-19 Movie
	Dialogue	The Magnificent Cuckold 1964-10-19 Movie
	Story	Il gaucho 1964-09-18 Movie
	Screenplay	Il gaucho 1964-09-18 Movie
	Story	Let's Talk About Women 1964-03-28 Movie
	Screenplay	Let's Talk About Women 1964-03-28 Movie
	Story	High Infidelity 1964-01-22 Movie
	Screenplay	High Infidelity 1964-01-22 Movie
1963	Story	The Visitor 1963-12-30 Movie
	Screenplay	The Visitor 1963-12-30 Movie
	Story	I cuori infranti 1963-11-21 Movie
	Story	The Monsters 1963-10-30 Movie
	Screenplay	The Monsters 1963-10-30 Movie
	Dialogue	The Monsters 1963-10-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Il successo 1963-09-24 Movie
	Story	Il successo 1963-09-24 Movie
	Screenplay	The Girl from Parma 1963-02-13 Movie
1962	Screenplay	Sex Can Be Difficult 1962-12-24 Movie
	Screenplay	March on Rome 1962-12-20 Movie
	Story	March on Rome 1962-12-20 Movie
	Story	Il Sorpasso 1962-12-05 Movie
	Screenplay	Il Sorpasso 1962-12-05 Movie
	Screenplay	Roaring Years 1962-04-21 Movie
1961	Story	The Policeman on Horseback 1961-07-29 Movie
	Screenplay	The Policeman on Horseback 1961-07-29 Movie
	Screenplay	Ghosts of Rome 1961-04-01 Movie
	Story	Ghosts of Rome 1961-04-01 Movie
1960	Screenplay	Adua and Her Friends 1960-09-16 Movie
	Story	Adua and Her Friends 1960-09-16 Movie
	Dialogue	Le pillole di Ercole 1960-09-10 Movie
	Screenplay	Love and Larceny 1960-02-11 Movie
1959	Screenplay	Nel blu dipinto di blu 1959-03-11 Movie
	Story	First Love 1959-02-04 Movie
	Screenplay	First Love 1959-02-04 Movie
1958	Screenplay	Totò nella Luna 1958-11-28 Movie
	Screenplay	March's Child 1958-02-28 Movie
	Screenplay	Il marito 1958-02-06 Movie
1957	Screenplay	Non sono più guaglione 1957-12-23 Movie
	Screenplay	Il conte Max 1957-08-30 Movie
1956	Screenplay	Mi permette babbo! 1956-12-06 Movie
	Writer	I giorni più belli 1956-08-13 Movie
	Screenplay	Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo 1956-04-20 Movie
1955	Screenplay	The Bachelor 1955-12-30 Movie
	Screenplay	I pappagalli 1955-12-28 Movie
	Screenplay	It Happened in the Penitentiary 1955-10-19 Movie
	Screenplay	Good night… lawyer! 1955-03-16 Movie
1954	Screenplay	An American in Rome 1954-12-10 Movie
	Story	An American in Rome 1954-12-10 Movie
	Story	Una parigina a Roma 1954-11-11 Movie
	Screenplay	Una parigina a Roma 1954-11-11 Movie
	Screenplay	It Happened at the Police Station 1954-10-29 Movie
	Dialogue	It Happened at the Police Station 1954-10-29 Movie
	Writer	Rosso e nero 1954-10-27 Movie
	Writer	Gran varietà 1954-03-13 Movie
	Screenplay	Mid-Century Loves 1954-02-18 Movie
	Screenplay	Two Nights with Cleopatra 1954-02-04 Movie
	Story	Two Nights with Cleopatra 1954-02-04 Movie
	Writer	Ridere! Ridere! Ridere! 1954-01-01 Movie
1953	Writer	Cavalcade of Song 1953-10-09 Movie
	Screenplay	Fermi tutti... arrivo io! 1953-09-05 Movie
1952	Writer	Half a Century of Song 1952-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2016	Director	Puccini: La Bohème 2016-10-29 Movie
	Stage Director	Puccini: La Bohème 2016-10-29 Movie
2013	Director	How Strange to be Named Federico 2013-09-12 Movie
2003	Director	People of Rome 2003-10-31 Movie
2002	Director	The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops 2002-05-01 Movie
	Director	Lettere dalla Palestina 2002-01-01 Movie
2001	Director	Unfair Competition 2001-02-23 Movie
1998	Director	The Dinner 1998-09-03 Movie
1997	Director	1943-1997 1997-01-01 Movie
1995	Director	Romanzo di un giovane povero 1995-09-29 Movie
	Director	Rome Twelve November 1994 1995-01-01 Movie
1993	Director	Mario, Maria and Mario 1993-12-05 Movie
1990	Director	The Voyage of Captain Fracassa 1990-10-31 Movie
1989	Director	What Time Is It? 1989-09-27 Movie
	Director	Splendor 1989-02-16 Movie
1987	Director	The Family 1987-01-20 Movie
1985	Director	Macaroni 1985-10-24 Movie
1984	Director	Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer 1984-09-08 Movie
1983	Director	Le Bal 1983-12-21 Movie
1982	Director	The Night of Varennes 1982-05-15 Movie
1981	Director	Passion of Love 1981-09-16 Movie
1980	Director	The Terrace 1980-02-08 Movie
1977	Director	The New Monsters 1977-12-15 Movie
	Director	A Special Day 1977-08-11 Movie
1976	Director	Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen 1976-10-28 Movie
	Director	Ugly, Dirty and Bad 1976-09-23 Movie
1974	Director	We All Loved Each Other So Much 1974-12-21 Movie
1973	Director	Trevico-Torino (viaggio nel Fiat-Nam) 1973-01-03 Movie
1972	Director	The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life 1972-12-22 Movie
	Director	Festival dell’Unità 1972 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Director	My Name Is Rocco Papaleo 1971-10-29 Movie
1970	Director	A Drama of Jealousy (and Other Things) 1970-01-18 Movie
1969	Director	Police Chief Pepe 1969-09-24 Movie
1968	Director	Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? 1968-12-19 Movie
1966	Director	The Devil in Love 1966-12-21 Movie
1965	Director	Thrilling 1965-10-21 Movie
1964	Director	One Million Dollars 1964-12-29 Movie
	Director	Let's Talk About Women 1964-03-28 Movie
1961	Co-Director	The Policeman on Horseback 1961-07-29 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2016	Thanks	At War for Love 2016-10-27 Movie
1996	Thanks	Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo 1996-11-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1987	Editor	The Family 1987-01-20 Movie
1976	Editor	Il silenzio è complicità 1976-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv