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Michele Soavi

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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, First Assistant Director, Second Unit Director
Biography:A protégé of "Dario Argento" who matured to develop a unique style of his own while at once carrying the tradition of such Italian horror icons as "Mario Bava" and "Riccardo Freda", "Michele Soavi" almost single-handedly kept the slumping Italian horror/fantasy tradition afloat in the 1990s with his strikingly original philosophical zombie film "Dellamorte, Dellamore" (1994). Born in Milan, Italy in 1957, Soavi began to develop his artistic flair after forming a close bond with his stepfather following his parents' divorce. Though Soavi wouldn't follow his stepfather's career path to become a painter, it did encourage the aspiring young artist to tap into his creativity and enroll in creative arts classes and, as a teenager, develop into a talented actor. Signing up for acting lessons at Milan's Fersen Studios following high school graduation, the photogenic youngster would soon find that though he was... Full Biography
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