Biography
Paolo Taviani (1931–2024) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who worked in close collaboration with his older brother Vittorio Taviani for over five decades. Born in San Miniato, Tuscany, the brothers began their careers as journalists before entering cinema in the early 1960s. Their films often explored political and social themes, frequently adapting literary works.
Together they directed Padre Padrone (1977), which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, and The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982), which received the Grand Prix du Jury at the same festival. Later successes included Caesar Must Die (2012), winner of the Golden Bear at Berlin. After Vittorio’s death in 2018, Paolo directed Leonora addio (2022) as a solo project.
