Domenico Procacci (born 8 February 1960) is an Italian film producer.
Life and career
Born in
Bari
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, Procacci debuted as a producer in the late 1980s, when he co-founded with
Renzo Rossellini and others the production company Vertigo.
In 1990 he founded the company Fandango, which debuted with a box office hit,
Sergio Rubini
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Life and career
Rubini was born in Grumo Appula, Apulia, but soon moved to Rome to study acting. After some roles in theater, he debuted in a feature ...
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* La stazione (1952 film), ''La stazione'' (1952 film), a documentary by Valerio Zurlini
* ''La stazione'', or The Station (1990 film), ''The Station'' (1990 film), an Italian comedy-drama by Sergio Rubini
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''.
[ He soon specialized in producing small-budget ]art film
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s directed by young directors.[ In 1992, he started a long collaboration with ]Rolf de Heer
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, Sue Murray and Bryce Menzies the production company Fandango Australia.[
Procacci won four ]David di Donatello Awards
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for best producer
Best or The Best may refer to:
People
* Best (surname), people with the surname Best
* Best (footballer, born 1968), retired Portuguese footballer
Companies and organizations
* Best & Co., an 1879–1971 clothing chain
* Best Lock Corporatio ...
, and four Silver Ribbon
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s in the same category.
In 2014, Procacci had a son with Kasia Smutniak
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Personal life
Smutniak was born in Piła, Poland. Her father, Brigadier General Zenon Smutniak, is a military pilot and served in the Polish Air Fo ...
, whom he married in September 2019.
Selected filmography
* 1990 - '' The Station''
* 1992 - '' Flight of the Innocent''
* 1993 - '' Bad Boy Bubby ''
* 1994 - ''Like Two Crocodiles
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Plot
A successful art dealer, the bastard son of an Italian aristocrat, returns to hi ...
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* 1994 - ''''
* 1996 - '' Bits and Pieces''
* 1996 - ''The Quiet Room Quiet room or silent room may refer to:
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* Padded cell, a cell in a psychiatric hospital with cushions lining the walls
* Quiet room, a room i ...
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* 1997 - '' The Grey Zone''
* 1998 - ''Radiofreccia
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It features the singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini (with whom Lig ...
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* 1998 - ''Dance Me to My Song
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* 1998 - ''Ecco fatto
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Plot
Cast
* Giorgio Pasotti: Matteo
* Claudio Santamaria: Piterone
* Barbora Bobuľová: Margherita
* Enrico Silvestrin: Paolo
* Ginevra Colonna: Floriana
* Stefano Abba ...
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* 1998 - ''The Ice Rink
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* 1998 - ''The Room of the Scirocco
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* 1999 - ''But Forever in My Mind
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Plot
The movie is a tale about a young boy aroused by the sex ...
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* 2000 - ''Johnny the Partisan
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The film ent ...
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* 2001 - ''The Monkey's Mask
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* 2001 - ''The Last Kiss "Last Kiss" is a 1961 romantic love song by Wayne Cochran, covered by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, Canada's Wednesday, Pearl Jam, and others.
Last Kiss or The Last Kiss may also refer to:
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* 2001 - ''Dark Blue World
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* 2001 - ''Dust
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* 2001 - ''He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
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* 2002 - '' The Tracker''
* 2002 - '' The Embalmer''
* 2002 - ''Respiro
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* 2002 - ''Maximum Velocity (V-Max)
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For this film Vicari won the 2003 David di Donatello for be ...
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* 2003 - '' Remember Me, My Love''
* 2003 - ''Alexandra's Project
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Plot
Upon returning home from work on his birthday, Steve (Gary Sweet), a middle class husband and fa ...
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* 2003 - ''Secret File
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It depicts a fictional investigation about the Portella della Ginestra massacre. It was entered into the main competition at ...
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* 2003 - '' Break Free ''
* 2004 - '' First Love''
* 2004 - ''The Consequences of Love
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* 2004 - ''Lavorare con lentezza
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* 2005 - '' Tickets''
* 2005 - ''Mario's War
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Plot summary
A determined mother struggles to rais ...
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* 2006 - '' Our Land''
* 2006 - ''Ten Canoes
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* 2006 - ''The Family Friend
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Plot
Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives in his ...
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* 2007 - ''Dr. Plonk
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* 2007 - ''Silk
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* 2007 - ''The Right Distance
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It entered the competition at the second Rome Film Festival. The film was later awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for best script; it was ...
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* 2007 - ''Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
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* 2008 - '' Quiet Chaos''
* 2008 - ''The Past Is a Foreign Land
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* 2008 - '' Seven Pounds''
* 2008 - '' Gomorrah''
* 2008 - '' Un giorno perfetto''
* 2009 - ''The White Space
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Cast
*Margherita Buy as Maria
*Giovanni Ludeno as Fabrizio ...
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* 2009 - '' Cosmonaut''
* 2010 - '' Kiss Me Again''
* 2010 - '' Loose Cannons''
* 2010 - '' Barney's Version''
* 2010 - '' La passione''
* 2011 - '' Qualunquemente''
* 2011 - ''The Perfect Life
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Cast
*Pierfrancesco Favino: Mario
* Stefano Accorsi: Luca
*Vitto ...
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* 2011 - ''The Forgiveness of Blood
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* 2011 - '' Habemus Papam''
* 2011 - '' The Last Man on Earth''
* 2011 - '' Drifters''
* 2012 - '' Diaz – Don't Clean Up This Blood''
* 2012 - ''Magnificent Presence
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Plot
Pietro Pontechievello is a gay man who rents a large house in the historic center of Rome ...
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* 2012 - ''Reality
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* 2013 - ''The Fifth Wheel
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* 2014 - '' A Woman as a Friend''
* 2014 - ''I Can Quit Whenever I Want
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Plot
Pietro Zinni, a ...
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* 2015 - '' Mia Madre''
* 2018 - ''Il ragazzo più felice del mondo
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The film premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival
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References
External links
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1960 births
David di Donatello winners
Italian film producers
Living people
Nastro d'Argento winners
Ciak d'oro winners
People from Bari
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