Francesco Bruni (screenwriter)
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Francesco Bruni | |
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| Born | 30 September 1961 (age 62) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter Director |
Francesco Bruni (born 30 September 1961) is an Italian screenwriter and director.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Rome, Bruni started his professional career as a screenwriter in 1991, for the film Condominio. In 1994 he started a long collaboration with director Paolo Virzì with Virzì's debut film La bella vita.[1]
In 2011 Bruni made his directorial debut with Easy!, which got him the David di Donatello for Best New Director as well as the Nastro d'Argento in the same category.[2][3]
His 2020 feature Everything's Gonna Be Alright brought him Premio Flaiano for Best Director.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Bruni teaches screenwriting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.[1] He is the father of rapper and singer Side Baby.
Selected filmography
[edit]- La bella vita (1994)
- August Vacation (1995)
- The Second Time (1995)
- Ovosodo (1997)
- Notes of Love (1998)
- Kisses and Hugs (1999)
- I Prefer the Sound of the Sea (2000)
- The Words of My Father (2001)
- My Name Is Tanino (2002)
- Nati stanchi (2002)
- Happiness Costs Nothing (2003)
- Caterina in the Big City (2003)
- Napoleon and Me (2006)
- Il 7 e l'8 (2007)
- I Vicerè (2007)
- Your Whole Life Ahead of You (2008)
- La matassa (2009)
- The First Beautiful Thing (2010)
- Marriage and Other Disasters (2010)
- It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show (2011)
- Easy! (2011, also director)
- Every Blessed Day (2012)
- Human Capital (2013)
- Studio illegale (2013)
- Noi 4 (2014, also director)
- Slam (2016)
- Friends by Chance (2017, also director)
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2020, also director)
- Everything Calls For Salvation (2022 television series, also director)
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b Fabio Secchi Frau. "Francesco Bruni: Lo sceneggiatore di Paolo Virzì". MyMovies. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ Simona Santoni (4 May 2012). "David di Donatello, trionfo dei fratelli Taviani. Ecco tutti i vincitori". Panorama. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Ramazzotti, dopo il Nastro sul set a Follonica con Luchetti". Il Tirreno. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Cosa sarà, il cast del film con Kim Rossi Stuart. FOTO". Sky Tg24. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
