Marco (born 15 January 1968) and Antonio Manetti (born 16 September 1970), collectively referred to as Manetti Bros., are Italian

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, famous for their

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Biography

After having directed more than a hundred

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, for singers such as Piotta,

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and

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and after their first unfortunate experience behind the camera with '' Zora the Vampire'', the Manetti Bros. direct a small-budget

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, set mostly in an

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: ''

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''. Most of the cast of that film worked once again with the brothers on the TV series ''

L'ispettore Coliandro ''L'ispettore Coliandro'' is an Italian television series aired on Rai 2 since 2006, starring Giampaolo Morelli, directed by Marco Manetti and Antonio Manetti (collectively referred to as Manetti Bros.). The series is a black comedy crime thrill ...

'', based on the stories by

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: the series is a success and has been renewed for seven seasons. In the 2010s the brothers directed their two most celebrated films, both set in

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: ''

Song'e Napule ''Song'e Napule'' is a 2013 Italian crime-comedy film written and directed by Manetti Bros. and starring Alessandro Roja and Giampaolo Morelli. It premiered at the 2013 Rome Film Festival. For their performances, Carlo Buccirosso and Paolo Sassan ...

'', a comical tribute to the 1970s

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, screened at the 2013

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, and ''

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'', a musical comedy presented at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. Both movies received critical acclaim and the latter won the

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for Best Picture. In 2020, they wrote and directed the

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of comics series ''

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'', starring

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as the title character, and co-starring

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and

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and

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respectively. The film was scheduled to be released on 31 December 2020, and then postponed to 16 December 2021 due to the

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Filmography

Film

*'' Zora the Vampire'' (2000) *''

'' (2005) *'' The Arrival of Wang'' (2011) *'' Paura'' (2012) *''

'' (2013) *''

'' (2017) *''

'' (2021) *'' Diabolik: Ginko all'attacco!'' (2022)

TV series

* ''

'' (2006–2018) * ''

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'' (2014–2015)

References

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