Gianni Zanasi
Gianni Zanasi | |
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Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Vignola,Italy |
Citizenship | Italy |
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Years active | 1993–present |
Gianni Zanasiis an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.
Early life and education
[edit]Gianni Zanasi was born inVignolain 1965. After studying philosophy at theUniversity of Bologna,he enrolled in a school of theatrical writing and a course in film directed byNanni Moretti.He attended theExperimental Center of CinematographyinRome,where in 1992 he graduated from directing.[1]
In 1992 made his firstshort filmLe belle prove,[1]which won a prize at theTorino Film Festival.Two years later the same cast was reassembled for his firstfeature film,Nella mischia(1995), which was the first feature selected for Director's Fortnight of theCannes Film Festival.[1]
Zanasi also directed the television miniseriesFathers and Sonsand the documentaryLife is short but the day is long.[when?][citation needed]
He returned to feature films in 2007, with the comedyDon't Think About It,starringValerio Mastandrea,Anita Caprioli,Giuseppe Battiston,Caterina Murino,and others. Critically acclaimed, the film gave rise in 2009 to a television series of the same name, broadcast by Fox Italy, directed by Zanasi and Pellegrini, with the same cast as the original title.[2]
In 2018 he directedTroppa grazia.[3][4]
Filmography
[edit]Title | Year | Notes |
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Nella mischia | 1995 | As director |
Fuori di me | 1999 | Direction and screenplay |
Don't Think About It | 2007 | Direction and screenplay |
The Complexity of Happiness | 2015 | Direction and screenplay |
Lucia's Grace | 2018 | Direction and screenplay |
Title | Notes | Year |
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Le belle prove | Short film | 1993 |
Nella mischia | 1995 | |
A domani | Director and screenplay | 1999 |
Beside Myself | As an actor also | 1999 |
The life's short but the day is long | Documentary.Original Title - La vita è breve ma la giornata è lunghissima | 2004 |
Don't Think About It | Original Title -Non pensarci | 2007 |
Non pensarci, la serie | TV series | 2009 |
Others
[edit]- Cinque pezzi facili(2009)
- La grande abbuffata(2009)
- Il candidato(2009)
- Il padrino(2009)
- Pretty Woman(2009)
References
[edit]- ^abc"Gianni Zanasi".MYmovies.it(in Italian). August 6, 1965.RetrievedJanuary 17,2024.
- ^"Film 2007".Movieplayer.it(in Italian). March 17, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 17,2024.
- ^Goodfellow, Melanie (April 17, 2018)."Cannes: Directors' Fortnight unveils 2018 line-up".Screen Daily.
- ^Keslassy, Elsa (April 17, 2018)."Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Boasts Colombia's 'Birds of Passage,' Nicolas Cage in 'Mandy'".Variety.
- ^"Gianni Zanasi. Biografia e filmografia".
- ^"Gianni Zanasi".IMDb.