Giorgio Pastina Biography
Giorgio Pàstina was born in Andria in 1905 and was the third son of the painter Giuseppe Pàstina. After obtaining a degree in literature and philosophy, he dedicated some years of his life to teaching. In the world of cinema, he started as an official in the General Directorate of Entertainment, holding this position for several years. In 1942 he began writing screenplays, initially working with Camillo Mastrocinque, with whom he subsequently married a cousin named Anna Musso. Pàstina then continued his collaboration as a screenwriter with various directors, including Gianni Franciolini, Mario Camerini, Guido Brignone, Enrico Guazzoni, Esodo Pratelli and Aldo Vergano. In 1943 he made his debut as a director with the film Henry IV, a free reinterpretation of the drama of the same name by Luigi Pirandello. In 1952 he directed the episode based on Pirandello's novel La giara for the film Questa è la vita. During the post-war period, he directed sixteen films, always proving himself attentive to public tastes and a skilled craftsman. Among his notable works is the dramatic The Ways of Sin from 1945. Unfortunately, his career ended prematurely in the 1950s with some films with a Neapolitan setting. Pàstina died in 1956 at just 51 years old due to an incurable disease.
