author
Bruno Corra
1892–1976
A lively voice in Italian Futurism, this writer moved easily between fiction, theater, theory, and film. His work helped shape some of the movement’s boldest experiments in synthetic theater and early avant-garde cinema.
2 Audiobooks
L'isola dei baci: Romanzo erotico-sociale
by F. T. Marinetti, Bruno Corra
Teatro Futurista Sintetico
by F. T. Marinetti, Bruno Corra, Emilio Settimelli
About the author
Born Bruno Ginanni Corradini in Ravenna on June 9, 1892, he wrote under the name Bruno Corra. He became part of the Italian Futurist movement in the 1910s and is remembered as a writer and screenwriter whose work crossed several forms, from novels and plays to criticism and film theory.
Corra was especially active during the early Futurist years. Sources connect him with key Futurist manifestos on synthetic theater and cinematography, showing how closely he was involved in the movement’s push toward speed, compression, and artistic experimentation. Alongside his creative work, he also wrote essays and theoretical pieces that argued for new directions in modern Italian art.
He died in Varese on November 20, 1976. Today he is often remembered not only for individual books and scripts, but for the restless, exploratory spirit he brought to Futurism across literature, performance, and cinema.