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Donato Carrisi

ドナート・カリッシ

Donato Carrisi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1973-03-25 （Martina Franca, Apulia, Italy）
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Martina Franca (place of birth)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Film director, Screenwriter
Active Years
2009-

Awards

Premio Bancarella
2009
Work: The Whisperer
Organization: Premio Bancarella
Result: winner
David di Donatello
2018
Work: The Girl in the Fog
Category: Best New Director
Organization: Accademia del Cinema Italiano
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Whisperer

2009 Crime / Thriller

A psychological thriller dealing with memory, guilt and the process of investigation, where conflicting testimonies slowly reveal deeper truths.

memoryguiltinvestigation
Translations
  • The Whisperer

The Girl in the Fog

2015 Crime / Psychological Thriller

Centers on the disappearance of a girl in a mountain town and the psychological battles between media and investigators; adapted into a film directed by the author.

media vs truthpsychological conflictsecrets of a small town
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Girl in the Fog / Donato Carrisi (2017)
Translations
  • The Girl in the Fog

The Hunter of the Dark

2016 Thriller / Mystery

A suspense following a series of dark crimes; as the investigation progresses the backgrounds of victims and perpetrators intertwine.

serial crimespast traumaambiguity of truth
Translations
  • The Hunter of the Dark

Into the Labyrinth

2017 Psychological Thriller

Explores mysteries around memory and identity; adapted into a film released in 2019.

labyrinth (metaphor)memory and identitylayers of truth
Adaptations
  • [Film] Into the Labyrinth / Donato Carrisi (2019)
Translations
  • Into the Labyrinth

Bibliography

  • The Whisperer (2009)
  • The Girl in the Fog (2015)
  • The Hunter of the Dark (2016)
  • Into the Labyrinth (2017)

Adaptations

  • The Girl in the Fog (film, 2017)
  • Into the Labyrinth (film, 2019)
  • I Am the Abyss (film, 2022)

Translations of Works

  • The Girl in the Fog (English translation / international title)
  • Into the Labyrinth (English translation / international title)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
tense prosefocus on psychological descriptioncareful plot construction
Recurring Motifs
memory and forgettinglabyrinth/structural mysteriesconflict between media and justice

Legacy

One of the prominent contemporary Italian suspense writers. He has directed film adaptations of his own work, which have been shown internationally.

In Popular Culture

  • Film adaptations of his novels have increased attention to Italian thriller cinema.

Trivia

  • Won the David di Donatello (Best New Director) in 2018 for his film adaptation of his novel.
  • Official website: http://www.donatocarrisi.it/