Franco Brusati

Franco Brusati 4 August 1922 in Milan 28 February 1993 in Rome was an Italian screenwriter and director He directed the internationally commended film hit Bread and Chocolate one of the finest examples of Commedia allitaliana films in the 1970s In 1979 his film To Forget Venice was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 52nd Academy Awards In Italy the film was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Film In 1983 Brusati was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival