Stefano Missio
Stefano Missio is an Italian filmmaker.
He has made various documentaries among which When [Italy was not a poor country], about Italy in the 1960s narrated by Joris Ivens, and Scusi, dov'è il Nord Est? produced by Fandango and On Line Productions for Arte and broadcast in Italy by Tele+. In 2005 he directed Il Ponte, a fiction short-movie, screenplayed by Francesco Tullio Altan, starring Carlo Mazzacurati and Valentina Fago. His last work, Che Guevara - The body and the legend, was broadcast in 12 countries. He lives and works in Paris.
Filmography
- When Italy wasn't a poor country
- Siamo troppo sazi
- Scusi, dov’è il Nord Est?
- Il Ponte
- Trumpets' Republic,
- ''Che Guevara - The body and the legend''
Books
- Hans Schoots, Joris Ivens. A Biography of Joris Ivens, Amsterdam, 2000.
- Aldo Grasso, Storia della televisione italiana, Garzanti, Milan, 2000.
- Virgilio Tosi, Cinema e Utopia, Bulzoni, Rome, 2002.
Newspapers
- Alberto Farassino. Torna l'Italia censurata di Mattei e Joris Ivens. La Repubblica, April 28, 1999.
- Maurizio Porro. Tinto Brass scopre il film verità voluto da Mattei. Corriere della Sera, April 28, 1999.
- Giovanni Petitti. Ivens Ritrovato. Cineforum, n. 374.
- Tom Haines. Laughter reigns, war memories fade at annual Balkans brass festival. The Boston Globe, June 27, 2004.
- Silvana Silvestri. Missio e i misteri di una copia RAI. Il Manifesto, March 30, 2007.
- Lucia Sgueglia. Un'altra Russia. Il Manifesto, December 22, 2007.