Fulvio Lucisano, Italian Producer of ‘Planet of the Vampires’ and ‘What Have You Done to Solange?,’ Dies at 98
During seven decades in the film business, Lucisano mounted more than 150 projects in a panoply of genres Italian producer Fulvio Lucisano, who shepherded a slew of cult B-movies such as “Planet of the Vampires” and “What Have You Done to Solange?” and had a close rapport with Roger Corman, has died. His daughter Paola confirmed Lucisano’s death on Tuesday in a statement sent to Italian news agency ANSA, writing: “Rest in peace, Dad.” Over seven decades in the film business, Lucisano mounted more than 150 projects in a panoply of genres, ranging from Mario Bava’s pulpy classic “Planet of the Vampires” to Franco Zeffirelli’s “The Young Toscanini,” starring Elizabeth Taylor as a primadonna soprano, as well as Buster Keaton-starrer “War, Italian Style.” Lucisano’s genre purview included sci-fi, horror, Italian comedies and soft porn, but also highbrow works by some of Italy’s most revered auteurs like Liliana Cavani, Marco Ferreri, Lina Wertmuller and European arthouse greats like Carlos Saura, whose 1999 work “Goya in Bordeaux” Lucisano was particularly proud of.
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During seven decades in the film business, Lucisano mounted more than 150 projects in a panoply of genres Italian producer Fulvio Lucisano, who shepherded a slew of cult B-movies such as “Planet of the Vampires” and “What Have You Done to Solange?” and had a close rapport with Roger Corman, has died. His daughter Paola confirmed Lucisano’s death on Tuesday in a statement sent to Italian news agency ANSA, writing: “Rest in peace, Dad.” Over seven decades in the film business, Lucisano mounted more than 150 projects in a panoply of genres, ranging from Mario Bava’s pulpy classic “Planet of the Vampires” to Franco Zeffirelli’s “The Young Toscanini,” starring Elizabeth Taylor as a primadonna soprano, as well as Buster Keaton-starrer “War, Italian Style.” Lucisano’s genre purview included sci-fi, horror, Italian comedies and soft porn, but also highbrow works by some of Italy’s most revered auteurs like Liliana Cavani, Marco Ferreri, Lina Wertmuller and European arthouse greats like Carlos Saura, whose 1999 work “Goya in Bordeaux” Lucisano was particularly proud of. “Genres don’t exist,” Lucisano said in a 2008 interview with Variety. “The only thing I care about is the moviegoers.
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- During seven decades in the film business, Lucisano mounted more than 150 projects in a panoply of genres Italian producer Fulvio Lucisano, who shepherded a slew of cult B-movies such as “Planet of the Vampires” and “What Have You Done to Solange?” and had a close rapport with Roger Corman, has died. His daughter Paola confirmed Lucisano’s death on Tuesday in a statement sent to Italian news agency ANSA, writing: “Rest in peace, Dad.” Over seven decades in the film business, Lucisano mounted more than 150 projects in a panoply of genres, ranging from Mario Bava’s pulpy classic “Planet of the Vampires” to Franco Zeffirelli’s “The Young Toscanini,” starring Elizabeth Taylor as a primadonna soprano, as well as Buster Keaton-starrer “War, Italian Style.” Lucisano’s genre purview included sci-fi, horror, Italian comedies and soft porn, but also highbrow works by some of Italy’s most revered auteurs like Liliana Cavani, Marco Ferreri, Lina Wertmuller and European arthouse greats like Carlos Saura, whose 1999 work “Goya in Bordeaux” Lucisano was particularly proud of.
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Fulvio Lucisano, Italian Producer of ‘Planet of the Vampires’ and ‘What Have You Done to Solange?,’ Dies at 98
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