Guido Chiesa (born 1959) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...

, Chiesa graduated in philosophy and letters with a thesis in cinema, then he moved in

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where he was the correspondent of several music magazines, but also the assistant of film directors such as

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and Jim Jarmusch, among others. Returned in Italy, he made his directorial debut in 1991 with the drama film ''Il caso Martello''. In 2000 he entered the competition at the

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with the war drama '' Johnny the Partisan''. He competed again at the Venice International Film Festival in 2004, with the drama film '' Lavorare con lentezza''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiesa, Guido 1959 births Film people from Turin Italian film directors Living people Italian screenwriters Italian television directors Italian male screenwriters