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Enzo Forcella

エンツォ・フォルチェッラ

Enzo Forcella

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1921-05-15 （Rome, Italy）
Died
1999-02-09 （Rome, Italy） age 77
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Rome

Career

Occupations
essayist, historian, journalist
Active Years
1940-1999

Education

Vittorio Emanuele II National Boarding School (Rome)
Country: Italy
Graduated as a war orphan; benefited from a scholarship/post for deserving students.

Awards

Bagutta Prize
1975
Work: Celebrazione di un trentennio
Organization: Bagutta Prize
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Celebrazione di un trentennio

1975 Essay / History

An essay collection reflecting critically on thirty years of postwar political, social and cultural developments; includes considerations on public life and political transparency.

postwar Italian politicscultural criticismpublic life
Adaptations
  • [Film] Hands over the City (Le mani sulla città) / Francesco Rosi (1963)

Bibliography

  • Celebrazione di un trentennio

Adaptations

  • Contributed as a screenwriter to Francesco Rosi's film 'Le mani sulla città' (Hands over the City).

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear, critical prosecommentary-focused writing emphasizing historical and political analysis
Recurring Motifs
postwar reconstructionpolitical transparencytransformation of cities and public spaces

Legacy

A prominent figure in Italian journalism and cultural criticism. Through work with RAI and major newspapers, screenwriting, and municipal office in Rome, he contributed to debates on public life and political transparency.

Trivia

  • Served as director of RAI's Radio Tre from 1976 to 1985.
  • Won the Bagutta Prize in 1975 for 'Celebrazione di un trentennio'.
  • Contributed to the screenplay of the 1963 film 'Le mani sulla città' (Hands over the City).
  • Member of the Rome municipal council from 1985 to 1992; served as deputy mayor for transparency from 1989 to 1992.