Luciano De Crescenzo

Luciano De Crescenzo (born August 18 1928) is an Italian writer, film actor, director and engineer.

Born in Naples, he graduated in engineering and worked for IBM Italy until 1976, when he published the best seller "Così parlò Bellavista", a collection of facts and anedoctes about his city which sold 600,000 copies in Italy and was translated in numerous languages. In 1980 he debuted as actor in "Il pap'occhio", under the direction of his friend Renzo Arbore, together with Roberto Benigni.

In 1984 he directed the successful movie adaption of "Così parlò Bellavista" (in which he also played the main protagonist), followed by "Il mistero di Bellavista" in 1985. In 1995 he wrote and directed "Croce e delizia", featuring Teo Teocoli and Isabella Rossellini.

In the meantime he published a long series of books, including novels and popularizations of philosophy. For his work in the field of Greek philosophy he received Athens' honorary citizenship in 1994.

Bibliography

*"Così parlò Bellavista "(1977)
*"Raffaele "(1978)
*"La Napoli di Bellavista "(1979)
*"Zio Cardellino "(1981)
*"Storia della filosofia greca. I presocratici "(1983)
*"Oi dialogoi "(1985)
*"Storia della filosofia greca. Da Socrate in poi "(1986) - "The History of Greek Philosophy: Socrates and Beyond"
*"Vita di Luciano De Crescenzo scritta da lui medesimo "(1989)
*"Elena, Elena, amore mio "(1991)
*"Il dubbio "(1992)
*"Croce e delizia "(1993)
*"Socrate "(1993)
*"I miti degli dei "(1993)
*"Panta rei "(1994)
*"Ordine e disordine "(1996)
*"Nessuno "(1997)
*"Sembra ieri "(1997)
*"Il tempo e la felicità "(1998)
*"Le donne sono diverse" (1999)
*"La distrazione "(2000)
*"Tale e quale "(2001)
*"Storia della filosofia medioevale "(2002)
*"Storia della filosofia moderna. Da Niccolò Cusano a Galileo Galilei "(2003)
*"Storia della filosofia moderna. Da Cartesio a Kant "(2004)
*"I pensieri di Bellavista "(2005)
*"Il pressappoco "(2007)

External links

* [http://www.lucianodecrescenzo.net/ Official site]

Filmography (director)

*"Così parlò Bellavista "(1984)
*"Il mistero di Bellavista "(1985)
*"32 dicembre "(1987)
*"Croce e delizia "(1995)