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Lucio Fulci
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Director, Screenwriter Born: June 17, 1927 in Rome, Italy Death: March 13, 1996 in Rome, Italy Biography:Though more often than not working on a strict budget and a short time line, "Lucio Fulci" ranked among the masters of blood-soaked Italian horror/fantasies and sexy thrillers. Fulci's zombie films, beginning with "Zombi 2" (1979), a loose sequel of "George Romero"'s "Dawn of the Dead" (1978), are especially prized by genre aficionados for their shocking violence and graphic gore.
According to Fulci, it was the love of a woman, not a passion for cinema, that led him into filmmaking. He met her while studying medicine and working as a part-time art critic. Their affair was brief for she came from a wealthy family who lost their fortune after the war, and so wanted a man with more income. Following the breakup, Fulci spied a newspaper ad announcing the reopening of the Experimental Film Studios. Thinking a filmmaking career might provide him with an impressive income, Fulci decided to apply. The... Full Biography
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