Iaia Fiastri

Jaja Fiastri o Iaia Fiastri (born Maria Grazia Pacelli; 15 September 1934 – 28 December 2018) was an Italian screenwriter.

Jaja Fiastri
Born	Maria Grazia Pacelli (1934-09-15)15 September 1934 Rome, Italy
Died	28 December 2018(2018-12-28) (aged 84) Rome, Italy
Other names	Iaia Fiastri
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, songwriter
Years active	1964–1997

Biography

Fiastri began her screenwriting career in the early 1960s, co-writing the 1964 comedy film Love and Marriage, and was later involved in the writing of films directed by Franco Brusati, Dino Risi, Luciano Salce, Steno and others, being a close collaborator of screenwriters Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini.^[1]

Fiastri was also a songwriter: she wrote two songs for Caterina Caselli^[2] and collaborated with composer Bruno Canfora in the production of the play Amori miei (My Loves).^[3]

Fiastri died in Rome on 28 December 2018, at the age of 84.^[4]

Partial filmography

• Love and Marriage (1964)
• I See Naked (1969)
• Basta guardarla (1970)
• White Sister (1972)
• When Women Lost Their Tails (1972)
• Bread and Chocolate (1974)
• Amori miei (1978)
• To Forget Venice (1979)
• I Don't Understand You Anymore (1980)
• Mamma Ebe (1985)
• Via Montenapoleone (1987)