Collaborative scenarist who has worked with Jacques Demy, Rene Clement, Michelangelo Antonioni and brother-in-law Bernardo Bertolucci. Peploe wrote his sister Clare's romantic comedy "High Season" (1987) and made his feature directing debut with "Afraid of the Dark," a psychological thriller about a boy with failing eyesight which he also wrote.
Raised in Italy and England
Began career as a researcher on documentaries for British TV
1972
Early screenplay credit on Jacques Demy's British feature, "The Pied Piper"
1975
Wrote screenplay for Michelangelo Antonioni's "The Passenger"
1987
Co-wrote screenplay with Bernardo Bertolucci for "The Last Emperor"