en ager ▁D ' Al atri ▁was ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁stage ▁and ▁film ▁actor ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁ ▁L uch ino ▁Vis cont i , ▁Giorg io ▁St reh ler , ▁Vitt orio ▁De ▁S ica ▁among ▁others . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁direct ing , ▁and ▁after ▁ ▁a ▁long ▁app rent ices hip ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁commer ci als , ▁that ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁for ▁best ▁AD ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁C annes ▁L ions ▁International ▁Festival ▁of ▁Cre ativity , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁directed ▁a ▁first ▁feature ▁film , ▁Amer icano ▁ros so , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ ▁David ▁di ▁Don at ello ▁for ▁Best ▁New ▁Director . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁No ▁Sk in ▁was ▁both ▁a ▁critical ▁and ▁a ▁commercial ▁success , ▁and ▁gave ▁D ' Al atri ▁a ▁David ▁di ▁Don at ello , ▁a ▁N astro ▁d ' Ar gent o ▁and ▁a ▁C iak ▁d ' oro ▁for ▁best ▁screen play . ▁His ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁film ▁The ▁Garden ▁of ▁E den , ▁an ▁ap oc ry phal ▁history ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁was ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁competition ▁at ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁Ven ice ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 1 : ▁Amer icano ▁ros so ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 : ▁No ▁Sk in ▁▁▁▁ 1 9 9 8 : ▁The ▁Garden ▁of ▁E den