Vieri Razzini, the respected critic, producer and writer who co-founded top Italian distribution label Teodora Film, has died in Rome. He was 82.
Born in Florence in 1940, Razzini was a champion of promoting cinema culture in Italy. Having started out as a screenwriter and film critic, he oversaw the classic cinema program of state channel Rai Tre for many years.
He was best-known internationally as the co-founder of Italian arthouse distribution label Teodora Film, which he created in 2000 with husband Cesare Petrillo, who survives him. It was ahead of its time for its special focus on Lgbtqi films and female directors.
The company would become a go-to destination for top auteur titles in Italy, with past releases including Oscar winners such as Susanne Bier’s In A Better World, Michael Haneke’s Amour and László Nemes’s Son Of Saul as well as cult films such as Sam Garbarski’s Irina Palm,...
Born in Florence in 1940, Razzini was a champion of promoting cinema culture in Italy. Having started out as a screenwriter and film critic, he oversaw the classic cinema program of state channel Rai Tre for many years.
He was best-known internationally as the co-founder of Italian arthouse distribution label Teodora Film, which he created in 2000 with husband Cesare Petrillo, who survives him. It was ahead of its time for its special focus on Lgbtqi films and female directors.
The company would become a go-to destination for top auteur titles in Italy, with past releases including Oscar winners such as Susanne Bier’s In A Better World, Michael Haneke’s Amour and László Nemes’s Son Of Saul as well as cult films such as Sam Garbarski’s Irina Palm,...
- 7/11/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
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