Incontro con lo scennergiatore Sergio Donati
Meet Once Upon a Time in the West’ s screenwriter Sergio Donati. In conversation with Alessandro Ago Director of Programming and Special Projects, USC School of Cinematic Arts Born in Rome, Donati started as a crime novel writer and had some of his books optioned for film. He is well-known for his collaboration with director Sergio Leone, who encouraged him to take up screenwriting as a full-time career, and producer Dino de Laurentis. Sergio Donati has written for more than 70 films since 1952. “What is film? In the first act, you hang a man up in a tree. In the second act, you throw stones at him. In the third act, he falls down. If he is alive, it is a comedy. If he is dead, it is a drama” SD 5:00 PM Doors open 5:30 PM Film Screening 8:30 PM Conversation and Q&A