Luca Guastini (born March 9, 1982 in

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) is an Italian actor.

Biography

Guastini was born in

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, the son of a housewife and an office worker. He has one brother. He began playing piano when he was 5, with the hope of becoming a musician. Guastini played in various garage bands. Acting accidentally stepped into his life. After a few performances as a busker he will work with directors such as Serge Denoncourt, Michelangelo Ricci, Gabriele Paoli. Guastini's first major role was in the 2010 film '' Exit: una storia personale'', directed by Max Amato, for which he won the

Prix d'Interprétation Masculine The Best Actor Award (french: Prix d'interprétation masculine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance and chosen by the jury from the films in official co ...

- Festival du Cinema Italien d'Annecy (2010). In 2011, he starred in ''

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'', based on the

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novel of the same name, directed by

Stefano Mordini Stefano Mordini (born 10 August 1968) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is married to actress Valentina Cervi with whom he has two children. Filmography * '' Smalltown, Italy'' (2005) * ''Steel'' (2012) * ''Pericle Pericle is a ...

and presented at the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

(2012). In 2015, he starred in the

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L'Universale ''L'Universale'' is a 2016 Italian comedy film directed by Federico Micali. The film is set in Florence, Tuscany during the 1970s and is centered on the story of the popular ''Cinema Universale'' in Oltrarno The Oltrarno (''beyond the Arno'') ...

'', directed by Federico Micali and ''

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'', a biographical

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based on the last days of the philosopher

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, directed by Ugo Frosi .

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guastini, Luca Italian male film actors 1982 births Living people