Francesco Laudadio (2 January 1950 – 6 April 2005) was an Italian director, screenwriter and producer.

Life and career

Born in

Mola di Bari Cathedral. Mola di Bari, commonly referred to simply as Mola ( Barese: ), is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Bari, in the region of Apulia, in Southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. In recent times, the town was best known for ...

, graduated in philosophy, Laudadio started his career as a script supervisor and an assistant director, often working with

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awa ...

. His debut film '' Grog'' won him the

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...

for

Best New Director ''Best New Director'' was an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle from its first inception in 1989 until discontinuing in 1996. There was no award in 1993. 1980s 1989 *Kenneth Branagh – ''Henry V (1989 film), Henry V'' **Runners-up: St ...

Filmography

* '' Grog'' (1982) * '' Fatto su misura'' (1985) * ''

Topo Galileo ''Topo Galileo'' (''Galileo Mouse'') is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Laudadio. The film was a box office bomb. Cast * Beppe Grillo: Giuseppe Galileo * Jerry Hall: Dr. 18 * Paolo Bonacelli: Professor * Eros Pagni: Suicide G ...

'' (1987) * ''

The Raffle ''The Raffle'' ( it, La riffa) is a 1991 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Francesco Laudadio. It marked the film debut of Monica Bellucci. Plot In Bari, Italy, Francesca, a beautiful and wealthy woman, is widowed and left with ...

'' (1991) * '' Persone perbene'' (1992) * '' Esercizi di stile'' (1996, segment "Un addio nel west") * '' L'ultimo concerto'' (TV, 1996) * '' Il mastino'' (TV, 1997) * '' Inviati speciali'' (TV, 2001) * '' Signora'' (2004)

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* 1950 births 2005 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian film producers People from the Province of Bari David di Donatello winners 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub