Claudio Caligari

Claudio Caligari (7 February 1948 – 26 May 2015) was an Italian director and screenwriter.

Life and career Born in Arona, Piedmont, Caligari began his career as a documentarist, often collaborating with Franco Barbero; his first work was Perché droga (1975). He made his feature film debut in 1983, with the drug-centered drama Toxic Love, which won the De Sica Award at the 40th Venice International Film Festival. Only fifteen years later he directed another work, the neo-noir The Scent of the Night.

Filmography Director and Writer Lotte nel Belice (1977) Toxic Love (Amore tossico) (1983) The Scent of the Night (L'odore della notte) (1998) Don't Be Bad (Non essere cattivo) (2015)