What is Paolo and Vittorio Taviani?
[[File:Taviani brothers Cannes 2015 (cropped, retouched).jpg|thumb|200px|right|Vittorio (left) and Paolo Taviani, at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]]]] '''Paolo Taviani''' ({{IPA-it|ˈpaːolo taˈvjaːni}}; November 8, 1931 – 29 February 2024) and '''Vittorio Taviani''' ({{IPA-it| vitˈtɔːrjo taˈvjaːni}}; September 20, 1929 – April 15, 2018), both known as the '''Taviani brothers''', were Italian movie directors and screenwriters. They were brothers who always worked together, each directing alternate scenes. They were born in [[San Miniato]], [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]]. At the [[Cannes Film Festival]], the Taviani brothers won the ''[[Palme d'Or]]'' for ''[[Padre padrone]]'' in 1977 and ''[[Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)|Grand Prix du Jury]]'' for ''[[La notte di San Lorenzo]]'' (''The Night of the Shooting Stars'', 1982). In 2012 they reached again the top prize in a major festival, winning the [[Golden Bear]] at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] with ''[[Caesar Must Die]]''. Vittorio Taviani died on April 15, 2018 in [[Rome]] of [[heart disease]] at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43775741|title=Celebrated Italian film-maker dies|date=16 April 2018|publisher=|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> Paolo Taviani died after a short illness in Rome, on 29 February 2024, at the age of 92.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2024/02/29/news/morto_paolo_taviani_maestro_di_cinema_con_il_fratello_vittorio-422232521/?ref=RHLF-BG-P1-S1-F|title=Morto Paolo Taviani, maestro di cinema con il fratello Vittorio|publisher=[[La Repubblica]]|date=29 February 2024|access-date=29 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rainews |first=Redazione di |date=2024-02-29 |title=È morto il regista Paolo Taviani, maestro del cinema italiano con il fratello Vittorio |url=https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2024/02/e-morto-a-roma-il-regista-paolo-taviani-coppia-maestro-cinema-fratelli-nuovo-film-8d0152ff-2e45-45b7-95b3-fda720f2dde3.html |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=RaiNew