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Elisabetta Sgarbi | |
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| Born | 9 July 1956 Ferrara |
| Occupation | Writer, actor, film director, manufacturer, screenwriter |
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| Website | http://www.elisabettasgarbi.it/default.aspx |
Elisabetta Sgarbi (born 1956) is an Italian filmmaker, publisher and editorial director based in Milan.[1]
Sgarbi was born in Ferrara. She is the younger sister of art historian and politician Vittorio Sgarbi. After obtaining a degree in pharmacology, she started working in the communication department of Studio Tesi, an engineering and architecture firm.[2] She later worked as editorial director of the publishing house Bompiani for over 25 years.[3][4][5] In 2015 she co-founded the publishing house La Nave di Teseo with Umberto Eco and Mario Andreose.[6]
Her work as filmmaker includes short films and documentaries, including When the Germans Couldn't Swim, For Men Only, Twice Delta, Extraliscio - Dance Punk, and The Ship on the Mountain.[7]