Born in Arona , Piedmont , Caligari began his career as a documentarist , often collaborating with Franco Barbero ; his first work was '' Perché droga '' ( 1975 ) . He made his feature film debut in 1983 , with the drug-centered drama '' Toxic Love '' , which won the De Sica Award at the 40th Venice International Film Festival . Only fifteen years later he directed another work , the neo-noir '' The Scent of the Night '' . He completed the editing of his third and last film , '' Non essere cattivo '' , a few days before his death for a tumor
40th Venice International Film Festival
40th Venice International Film Festival
Claudio Caligari