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Franco Brocani

Franco Brocani

1938-09-10

Murazzano, Piedmont, Italy

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Biography

Franco Brocani was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He was known for his avant-garde and experimental approach to cinema. Brocani directed films such as Necropolis (1970), which explored themes of death and the supernatural. His work often challenged traditional narrative structures, contributing to the experimental film movement in Italy.

Best known for:

The Return of the Exorcist

Love and Anger

Sex of the Witch

Necropolis

Umano non umano

By Now My Return to Knossos Is Certain

The Cage-Shaped Mirror

Signal from a Dying Planet

The Sequence of the Paper Flower

Il nero

The Minotaur Mask

Medicina, i misteri

Marco Ferreri: The Director Who Came from the Future

Clodia - Fragmenta

Triumph and Ruins

Screck!

Il pantano

A settentrione

Due o tre cose: a proposito di W. Hayter

Transplantation, Consumption and Death of Franco Brocani

Night, Proud Sister

Umano, decifrabile perduto

Homage to William Blake

L'ippogrifo

On Poetry

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Filmography:

Il nero (1966)
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Writer
Screck! (1966)
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Director
Il pantano (1967)
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Writer
Due o tre cose: a proposito di W. Hayter (1968)
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Director
Love and Anger (1969)
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Assistant Director
The Sequence of the Paper Flower (1969)
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Assistant Director
Necropolis (1970)
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Director, Writer
Signal from a Dying Planet (1972)
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Director

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Homage to William Blake (1972)
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Director
Sex of the Witch (1973)
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Writer
The Return of the Exorcist (1975)
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Writer
Clodia - Fragmenta (1982)
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Screenplay, Director
On Poetry (1984)
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Director
Triumph and Ruins (1997)
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Director, Writer

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