THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015.  5:00 PM Doors open; 5:30 PM Film Screening; 8:30 PM Conversation and Q&A. ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA - 1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024. RSVP HERE

The Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles in collaboration with the USC School of Cinematic Arts cordially invites you to meet Once Upon a Time in the West's screenwriter Sergio Donati, in conversation with Alessandro Ago, Director of Programming and Special Projects, USC School of Cinematic Arts

Born in Rome, Donati started as a crime novel writer and had some of his books optioned for film. He is well-known for his collaboration with director Sergio Leone, who encouraged him to take up screenwriting as a full-time career, and producer Dino de Laurentis. Sergio Donati has written for more than 70 films since 1952. "What is film? In the first act, you hang a man up in a tree. In the second act, you throw stones at him. In the third act, he falls down. If he is alive, it is a comedy. If he is dead, it is a drama"

Sergio Donati

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Source: IIC Los Angeles