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Grazia Volpi

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Grazia Volpi
Born
Rosanna Grazia Volpi

(1941-03-29)29 March 1941
Died7 February 2020(2020-02-07) (aged 78)
Viareggio, Italy
OccupationFilm Producer
Years active1968-2020
SpouseRoberto Perpignani

Grazia Volpi (29 March 1941 – 7 February 2020), was an Italian film producer. She was one of the first women in Italy who achieved the position of film producer.

Biography

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She started working in the late 1960s as general organizer and production manager on the set of the Taviani brothers' films.[1]

Then she became coordinator of "Una Cooperativa Cinematografica", a production company created by the Taviani brothers in 1973. In 1975 she made her debut as a film producer for the Aata cooperative with the films Quanto è bello lu murire acciso by Ennio Lorenzini and The Suspect by Francesco Maselli.[2]

In 2012 she won the David di Donatello for the best producer for the film Caesar Must Die, directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.

Personal life and death

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She was married to film editor Roberto Perpignani. Volpi died on 7 February 2020, at the age of 78.[3]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Masterclass con la produttrice Grazia Volpi". cinemaconigiovani.it. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Grazia Volpi". news.cinecitta.com. 11 January 2002. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Morta Grazia Volpi, produttrice dei Taviani". news.cinecitta.com. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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