Edoardo Gabbriellini (born 16 July 1975) is an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director.

Life and career

Born in Livorno, at 18 years old Gabbriellini was chosen by

Paolo Virzì Paolo Virzì (; born 4 March 1964) is an Italian film director, writer and producer. Early life and work Virzì was born in Livorno, Italy in 1964, as the son of a Sicilian police officer in the Carabinieri and a former singer. After spending ...

to star in his film ''

Ovosodo Ovosodo (from ''Ovosodo'', a quarter in the historic center of Livorno, the city where the story takes place), also known as ''Hardboiled Egg'', is a 1997 Italian comedy film, written and directed by Paolo Virzì. Cast * Edoardo Gabbriellini: Pi ...

''. For his performance he won the Pasinetti Award for best actor at the 54th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, and subsequently left his studies to devote himself to acting. After directing the music video for the song "Tre parole" by Valeria Rossi, Gabbriellini made his feature film directorial debut in 2003 with the comedy-drama ''B.B. e il cormorano'', which was screened in the

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section of the

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Selected filmography

;As actor *''

'' (1997) *'' Kisses and Hugs'' (1999) *'' Now or Never'' (2003) *'' Bartali: The Iron Man'' (TV, 2006) *''

Your Whole Life Ahead of You ''Your Whole Life Ahead of You'' ( it, Tutta la vita davanti) is a 2008 Italian movie directed by Paolo Virzì and written by Virzì and Francesco Bruni. Plot The events of a freshly graduated young woman in the universe of precarious work. Cas ...

'' (2008) *'' Il mostro di Firenze'' (TV, 2009) *'' I Am Love'' (2009) *'' Unlikely Revolutionaries'' (2010) *'' Some Say No'' (2011) *''

The Face of an Angel ''The Face of an Angel'' is a 2014 British psychological thriller directed by Michael Winterbottom and written by Paul Viragh. The film was inspired by the book ''Angel Face'', drawn from crime coverage by ''Newsweek''/Daily Beast writer Barbie ...

'' (2014) *''

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'' (2015) *''

Quel bravo ragazzo ''Quel bravo ragazzo'' () is a 2016 Italian comedy film directed by Enrico Lando Enrico Lando (born 21 July 1966) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Filmography * '' I soliti idioti: Il film'' (2011) * '' I 2 soliti idioti'' (2012) ...

'' (2016) ;As director and screenwriter *'' B.B. e il cormorano'' (2003) *'' The Landlords'' (2012)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gabbriellini, Edoardo 1975 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters People from Livorno 20th-century Italian people Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors