Memè Perlini

Amelio "Memè" Perlini (8 December 1947 – 5 April 2017) was an Italian actor and film director. His directorial debut, Italian Postcards, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Memè Perlini
Born
Amelio Perlini

(1947-12-08)8 December 1947
Sant'Angelo in Lizzola, Italy
Died5 April 2017(2017-04-05) (aged 69)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active1971-2005

He directed Teatro La Maschera, of Rome, in his theatrical adaptation of Raymond Roussel's Locus Solus at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City in April 1977.[2] The production was co-presented by La MaMa and the International Theatre Institute, and billed as the First International Theater Festival.[3]

Perlini died in Rome on 5 April 2017, at the age of 69. He seems to have committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of his house.[4]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1970A Pocketful of Chestnuts
1971Duck, You Sucker!Miranda's Son
1972Sexy SinnersGuido / Friend of Rainero
1972Canterbury proibitoFox(segment "Gallo Cantachiaro")
1972The Grand DuelSaxon Henchman
1978Quando c'era lui... caro lei!Adolf Hitler
1980Eugenio'Baffo'
1982Cercasi GesùDon Gerado
1986La ragazza dei lillàVasco
1987Italian PostcardsDirector and screenwriter
1987The FamilyAristide
1987Italian NightFrancesco 'Checco' Righi
1990Panama SugarLt. Garcia
1990Atto di doloreRamella
1990Ferdinando, uomo d'amoreDon Catellino
1992Zuppa di pesceEdoardo
1992Il piacere delle carniMorano the Butcher
1994An American LovePetriTV movie
1996Come mi vuoiDon Michele
1998Onorevoli detenuti
2003Tosca e altre due

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: Italian Postcards". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  2. La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Production: Locus Solus (1977)". Accessed June 13, 2018.
  3. La MaMa Archives Digital Collections. "Special Event: The First International Theater Festival (1977)". Accessed June 13, 2018.
  4. La Repubblica (5 April 2017). "È morto Memè Perlini, attore simbolo del teatro d'avanguardia anni 70". Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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