Born in Montreal to a family of Italian-American background , Narizzano was educated at Bishop 's University , Quebec . His cinematic influences included Richard Lester , Tony Richardson , John Schlesinger , and the French New Wave . He initially worked for the Mountain Playhouse in Montreal and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ( CBC ) . He then emigrated to the United Kingdom , where he directed various TV series and his first film , Hammer Horror 's '' Fanatic '' ( 1965 ) . Narizzano 's most successful film was '' Georgy Girl '' ( 1966 ) , which received four Academy Award nominations as well as a BAFTA nomination for Best British Film , and was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival . His other work included '' Loot '' , the 1970 film of Joe Orton 's play of the same name , the comedy-drama '' Why Shoot the Teacher ? '' ( 1977 ) , Demi Moore 's debut film '' Choices '' , and the made-for-television films '' Staying On '' ( 1980 , adapted from Paul Scott 's novel of the same name ) , " Young Shoulders " 1984 Play for Today for BBC from John Wain 's novel and '' The Body in the Library '' ( 1984 , adapted from the Agatha Christie murder mystery ) . His '' Come Back , Little Sheba '' ( 1977 ) , a TV version of the play by William Inge , was broadcast as part of the anthology series '' Laurence Olivier Presents ''
16th Berlin International Film Festival
16th Berlin International Film Festival
Silvio Narizzano