Background
Maurizio Zaccaro was born in Milan.
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Maurizio Zaccaro was born in Milan.
After ending his study at the Milan Film School (1977) he took on work in Ermanno Olmi Film Factory and at the same time developed several short movies. This first movie, entirely shot in United States, is also one of the few that he didn"t write himself. Two years later his second movie Kalkstein – The valley of stone (1992) followed, though not released abroad.
This film was the cinematographic adaptation of a novell of the Austrian writer Adalbert Stifter. the Another couple of years later the outstanding Article 2 – l"Articolo 2 (1994), a movie in a style reminiscent of the movies of Italian Neorealism with an almost poetic-like atmosphere.
Later he directed another important movie as A Respectable Manitoba (Un uomo perbene) (1999) a legal thriller on Enzo Tortora, a well known anchorman of Italian television Zaccaro then showed his ability to direct television movies as well.
lieutenant resulted in many successful fictions as Louisiana missione (The Mission) (1997), Un dono semplice – A simple gift (2000), Cuore – Heart (2001), and I ragazzi della via Pal (The boys of Street Paul street) (2003). “In writing, preparing, and shooting a film, I’m certain of one thing: I can’t please everyone with each decision I make.
This certainty makes me feel free and easy, like the floating feather in Forrest Gump.
So, what counts, is only the quality of my work.” Maurizio Zaccaro - Press conference, 66th Venice Film Festival (2009) Assistant.