Giovanni Korporaal
- Directing
- February 14, 1922 · The Hague, Netherlands
- February 9, 2004
Biography
Giovanni Korporaal (February 14, 1922 – February 9, 2004), also known as John Korporaal or Giovanni Corporale, was a Dutch actor, video editor, screenwriter and film director who made a career in Mexico. His debut film, El Brazo Fuerte (The Strong Arm, 1958), a political satire that was barred from cinema exhibitions until 1974, is recognized as groundbreaking. In the Netherlands he directed two movies, De vergeten medeminnaar (The forgotten co-lover, 1963) and Rififi in Amsterdam (1962).
Known for
Filmography
- The Diabolical · Director
- Anyway, Juan is Your Name · Editing
- Inspector Calzonzin
- Reed: Insurgent Mexico · Editing
- Cali, ciudad de América · Editing
- Frida Kahlo · Editing
- Tribute to Leopoldo Mendez · Editing
- The Olympics in Mexico · Assistant Director
- Familiarities · Editing
- The Apple of Discord · Editing
- The Lost Lover · Writer, Director
- Rififi in Amsterdam · Director
- Vuelve Chistelandia
- The Strong Arm · Script, Director
- Torero! · Special Effects
- Mid-Century Loves · (segment "Dopoguerra 1920") (uncredited)
- Boer Pieterse schoot in de roos · Scenario Writer