Daniele Luchetti (; born 25 July 1960) is an

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film director, screenwriter and actor.

Life and career

Luchetti was born in

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. He debuted as assistant director for

Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the ...

in ''

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'' (1983) and ''

The Mass Is Ended ''The Mass Is Ended'' ( it, La messa è finita) is a 1985 Italian comedy film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti. Plot The young priest Father Giulio returns to Rome, his hometown, after a long pilgrimage. Don Giulio hopes to live pe ...

'' (1985). Luchetti's first film as director was ''

It's Happening Tomorrow ''It's Happening Tomorrow'' ( it, Domani accadrà) is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Paolo Hendel as Lupo * Giovanni Guidelli ...

'' of 1988, which won a

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as best debuting film and received a mention in the

1988 Cannes Film Festival The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August. The festival opened with ''Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron Howard. ...

. His subsequent work was the successful ''

The Yes Man ''The Yes Man'' ( it, Il portaborse) is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Silvio Orlando - Luciano Sandulli * Nanni Moretti - Cesare Botero * Giulio Brogi - Franc ...

'' (1991), featuring

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as the ghost-writer of a ruthless politician, played by Nanni Moretti. It was seen as a forecast of the

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corruption scandal that struck Italy the following year. The film won four

awards. Luchetti's theatre spectacle ''Sottobanco'', inspired to

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's works, was later turned into a feature film entitled ''

La scuola ''La scuola'' (also known as ''School'') is a 1995 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It is loosely based on two books by Domenico Starnone, ''Ex Cattedra'' and ''Sottobanco''. The film was awarded with the David di Donatello ...

'' ("The School", 1995). His most recent films are ''

My Brother Is an Only Child ''My Brother Is an Only Child'' ( it, Mio fratello è figlio unico) is a 2007 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It is based on an Antonio Pennacchi novel. The title comes from a song by Rino Gaetano from 1976. Plot Accio (Elio G ...

'' (2006), for which

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won the

as best actor in a leading role, and '' La nostra vita'' (2010), which was the only Italian film selected for official competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

shared the prize for Best Actor for his interpretation of ''Claudio'', along with

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. Luchetti has also directed a number of documentaries and advertisements.

Filmography as director

*''

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'' (several directors, 1985) *''

'' (1988) *'' The Week of the Sphinx'' (1990) *''

'' (1991) *'' The Storm Is Coming'' (1993) *'' L'unico paese al mondo'' (several directors, 1994) *''

'' (1995) *'' Little Teachers'' (1998) *''

Ginger and Cinnamon ''Ginger and Cinnamon'' or ''Dillo con parole mie'' is a 2003 Italian comedy film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was filmed in Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. ...

'' (2003) *''

'' (2006) *'' La nostra vita'' (2010) *''

Those Happy Years ''Those Happy Years'' ( it, Anni felici) is a 2013 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Kim Rossi Stuart as Guido * Micael ...

'' (2012) *''

Chiamatemi Francesco ''Chiamatemi Francesco'' (''Call Me Francis'') is a 2015 Italian biographical film about Pope Francis directed by Daniele Luchetti. Plot The film tells the story of the life of Pope Francis (formerly Jorge Mario Bergoglio), from his youth in B ...

'' (2015) *''

Io sono Tempesta ''Io sono Tempesta'' (''I am Tempesta'') is a 2018 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti, starring Marco Giallini and Elio Germano. Plot Numa Tempesta is a fascinating, charismatic, and yet ruthless businessman, who will stop at ...

'' (2018) *'' Ordinary Happiness'' (2019) *'' The Ties'' (2020)

References

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* 1960 births Living people Male actors from Rome Italian film directors Italian theatre directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian male film actors David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners {{Film-actor-stub