Carlo Virzì (; born 2 June 1972) is an Italian musician, director and screenwriter.
Born in
Livorno
Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 152,916 residents as of 2025. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn ...
, Virzì was the singer and guitarist of the rock band
Snaporaz from 1997 to 2001; he is also the composer of the soundtracks for many films of his brother
Paolo Virzì.
His first film as director and screenwriter was''
L'estate del mio primo bacio '' (2006).
In 2011, the
Bari International Film Festival awarded him the
Ennio Morricone Prize for the best composer for the film ''
The First Beautiful Thing''.
Filmography
Director
* ''
L'estate del mio primo bacio '' (2006)
* ''
The Greatest of All (Italian: I più grandi di tutti) '' (2012)
Screenwriter
* ''
L'estate del mio primo bacio '' (2006)
* ''
I liceali '' (English: the students of high school) 2008,
* ''
The Greatest of All '' (2012)
*''
Another Summer Holiday'' (2024)
Composer
* ''
Ovosodo '', directed by
Paolo Virzì (1997, like
Snaporaz)
* ''
Hugs and kisses '', directed by
Paolo Virzì (1999, like
Snaporaz)
* ''
My Name Is Tanino '', directed by
Paolo Virzì (2002)
* ''
Caterina in the Big City '', directed by
Paolo Virzì (2003)
* ''
L'estate del mio primo bacio '' (2006)
* ''
The First Beautiful Thing '', directed by
Paolo Virzì (2010)
* ''
The Greatest of All '' (2012)
* ''
Human Capital
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(Italian: Il capitale umano) '', directed by
Paolo Virzì (2014)
*''
God Willing'' (''Italian: Se Dio vuole'') (2015)
* ''
Like Crazy (Italian: La pazza gioia) '', directed by
Paolo Virzì (2016)
*''
Friends by Chance'', directed by
Francesco Bruni (2017)
*''
The Leisure Seeker'', directed by
Paolo Virzì (2017)
*''
Magical Nights (Italian: Notti magiche)'', directed by
Paolo Virzì (2018)
* ''
Felicità'' (2023)
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Virzi, Carlo
Living people
Musicians from Livorno
Italian film directors
Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
Italian film score composers
Italian male film score composers
1972 births
People of Sicilian descent