Enzo D'Alò
{{Short description|Italian animator and film director}}
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}}Enzo D'Alò (born 7 September 1953) is an Italian animator and director.
Life and career
Born in Naples, D'Alò moved to Turin in 1979 and there he started his career as animator working with the group "La Lanterna Magica".{{cite book|last1=Roberto Poppi|title=I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|date=2002 |publisher=Gremese Editore, 2002|isbn=8884401712}} In 1983 he debuted as director of animated shorts, and in 1991 he was chosen to direct the TV-series Pimpa, based on the comic character with the same name.{{cite book|last1=Roberto Poppi|title=I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|date=2002 |publisher=Gremese Editore, 2002|isbn=8884401712}} After his feature film debut with How the Toys Saved Christmas, D'Alò got a large audience success and critical acclaim with his second work, Lucky and Zorba.{{cite book|last1=Roberto Poppi|title=I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|date=2002 |publisher=Gremese Editore, 2002|isbn=8884401712}}
Filmography
- Pimpa (TV, 1991)
- How the Toys Saved Christmas (1996)
- Lucky and Zorba (1998)
- Momo (2001)
- Opopomoz (2003)
- Pinocchio (2013)
- Pipì Pupù e Rosmarina (TV, 2009; 2014–present)
- The Chip Maker (2015)
- A Greyhound of a Girl (2023)
References
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External links
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Category:Italian film directors
Category:Italian animated film directors
Category:Film people from Naples
Category:Italian fantasy film directors
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