Anna Negri (born 9 December 1964) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

, she is the daughter of the Marxist sociologist and political philosopher

Antonio Negri Antonio "Toni" Negri (born 1 August 1933) is an Italian Spinozistic- Marxist sociologist and political philosopher, best known for his co-authorship of ''Empire'' and secondarily for his work on Spinoza. Born in Padua, he became a political ...

.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . After directing several short films, Negri made her feature film debut in 1999 with ''

In the Beginning There Was Underwear ''In the Beginning There Was Underwear'' ( it, In principio erano le mutande) is a 1999 Italian romantic comedy film written and directed by Anna Negri. It was screened in the "Forum" section at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast ...

'', that was screened in the "Forum" section at the

49th Berlin International Film Festival The 49th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1999. The festival opened with ''Aimée & Jaguar'' by Max Färberböck. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film '' The Thin Red Line'' directed by ...

. In the following years she worked in television, directing some episodes of the soap opera ''

Un posto al sole ''Un posto al sole'' (English: ''A Place in the Sun'') is an Italian soap opera transmitted by Rai 3 since 1996. It is set in a fictional apartment building called Palazzo Palladini, located in front of the sea in the Naples neighborhood of Posill ...

'' and several

TV movie A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

s. In 2008 she directed the

mockumentary A mockumentary (a blend of ''mock'' and ''documentary''), fake documentary or docu-comedy is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on c ...

Riprendimi ''Good Morning Heartache'' ( it, Riprendimi) is an Italian comedy-drama film of 2008 written by Giovanna Mori and Anna Negri and is directed by the latter. The film is a pseudo-documentary and a low-budget film that was shot in Rome. Cast * A ...

'', which entered the World Dramatic Competition at the

2008 Sundance Film Festival The 2008 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 17, 2008 to January 27 in Park City, Utah. It was the 24th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival. The opening night film was ''In Bruges'' and the closing night film was '' CSNY Déjà Vu''. Films ...

. In 2009 Feltrinelli released her autobiography, ''Con un piede impigliato nella storia'' ("''A foot stuck in History''"). In 2018 she directs, with Andrea De Sica, the first season of ''

Baby An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings. ''Infant'' (from the Latin word ''infans'', meaning 'unable to speak' or 'speechless') is a formal or specialised synonym for the common term ''baby''. The terms may also be used to ...

'', an Italian original series produced by Netflix. In 2021 she directs, with Leonardo D'Agostini, the first season of Lunapark, a Netflix original written by Isabella Aguilar.

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