Roberto Tiraboschi


Roberto Tiraboschi is an Italian writer, playwright and screenwriter. He was born in Bergamo, Lombardy, in 1958.
Currently he splits his time between Rome and Venice.

Life

In 1976 Tiraboschi graduated in Letters at the University of Milan and as actor and assistant director at the Academy of “Piccolo Teatro” in Milan.
Afterwards, he started to work as a playwright and in 1982 he won his first award, with the drama “La madre rovesciata”.
His work as screenwriter began in 1989 with “''The Peaceful Air of the West" ”, a feature film written together with Silvio Soldini. From there on, he started working with many Italian film directors, as Pasquale Pozzessere, Liliana Cavani, Marco Pontecorvo.
Tiraboschi debuted as a novelist with “La levatrice di Thanatos” in 1995.
Since 2016, he teaches “Screenplay” at Experimental Cinematography Centre and at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

Awards

In 1982 he won the :it:Premio Riccione|Premio Riccione for the drama “La madre rovesciata”.
With his book “Sonno” he won the :it:Premio Bergamo |Premio Narrativa di Bergamo and the :it:Premio Stresa|Premio Stresa.

Novels

La levatrice di Thanatos, Dino Audino editore, 1995
Sguardo 11, edizioni e/o, 2002
Sonno, edizioni e/o, 2007
La pietra per gli occhi. Venetia 1106, edizioni e/o, 2015
The eye stone. The first Medieval noir about the birth of Venice, Europa Editions, 2015
La bottega dello speziale. Venetia 1118, edizioni e/o, 2016
The Apothecary's Shop: Venice 1118 A.D., Europa Editions, 2017

Theater

La madre rovesciata
Le lacrime del riso
On-Play-Off
Domeniche

Cinema

directed by Silvio Soldini
A Soul Split in Two, directed by Silvio Soldini
Father and Son, directed by Pasquale Pozzessere
L'anniversario, directed by Mario Orfini
Parada, directed by Marco Pontecorvo
Troppo amore, directed by di Liliana Cavani, episode of “Mai per amore” TV series
Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells Tempo instabile con probabili schiarite, directed by Marco Pontecorvo