Edited by Neco Verbis–
And’ died on January 19, 2016, at the age of 84 years in the Department of cardiothoracic surgery of Polyclinic in Rome, the Director Ettore Scola, born in Trevico (AV) in 1931. Has spanned more than fifty years of cinema and Italian history. His heart stopped “for tiredness”surrounded by a family strettasi to him to defend the intimacy, Gigliola's wife and daughters keepers angelene. With him goes the last great master of Italian comedy.
His favorite movie is probably “UNA giornata particolare” of 1977.
The Director was also known for such masterpieces as ‘ C ’ were so many beloved’ (1974) and ' La famiglia’ (1987).
Ettore Scola was a master who loathed-sounding titles, who loved the irony, but never has decided not to be on the front row in large civil and artistic battles in the country.
Giuseppe Tornatore, Walter Veltroni, the Culture Minister Dario Franceschini, were among the first to arrive at the morgue, without exposing the casket and closed to the public, staged at the Policlinico Umberto I in Rome. The family of the great Director passed away on January 20, has required absolute secrecy for today while tomorrow will be open to the public the ceremony staged by 10 at the Casa del Cinema in Rome.
The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, expressing his “deepest sympathy” relatives of the Director said: “With Ettore Scola movie protagonist Italian disappears. World culture and the show lose a great teacher who told, with wit and extraordinary sensitivity, stories, characters and periods of our contemporary history”.
The news of his death has opened up this morning all over the news of the French tv and radio, in a land that he loved him and admired him sincerely. The website of Le Monde has devoted to opening his News Director's death yesterday afternoon and so he titled: “Ettore Scola, master of the grotesque and regrets”.
This is the tweet of the former President of the Cannes Festival Jacob: “Ettore Scola has died. C'eravamo tanto amati. And’ come so often to Cannes. I feel infinitely sad and orphan, like Italy. With Scola's leaving a slice of Italian cinema of all time. Critical of the company, in love of her antiheroes, smiling”.
The Italy and the world mourn and remember him.
SOURCES BIGHT, THE REPUBLIC