Paolo Genovese (born 20 August 1966) is an Italian director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, after graduating in Economics and Business Genovese started his career at

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, directing over one hundred commercials and winning several awards. In 1998 he started collaborating with

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co-writing and co-directing the short film ''La scoperta di Walter''; the duo made their feature film debut in 2002, with the critically acclaimed comedy film '' A Neapolitan Spell''. Genovese made his solo-directing debut in 2010, directing ''

The Santa Claus Gang ''The Santa Claus Gang'' ( it, La banda dei Babbi Natale) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Genovese. Plot During Christmas Eve, Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo are arrested for home burglary. As the three were dressed as Santa Claus, th ...

''. In 2016, his film '' Perfect Strangers'' won the Award for Best Screenplay in an International Narrative Feature Film at the

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and was awarded best film at the

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Awards. On November 9, 2019, it was announced that Hollywood Gang, Leone Film Group and Lotus Productions will co-produce the Genovese's ''The First Day Of My Life'' from a screenplay by Kirk Jones, Marco Belardi, Andrea Leone and Raffaella Leone.

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began on January 18, 2021 and was scheduled to conclude on March 19, 2021 in

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Filmography

*'' A Neapolitan Spell'' (2002, co-directed with

) *''

Sorry, You Can't Get Through! ''Sorry, You Can't Get Through!'' ( it, Nessun messaggio in segreteria) is a 2005 Italian comedy film written and directed by Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero. Plot Walter is a lonely pensioner still full of energy and imagination; convinced by a ...

'' (2005, co-directed with Luca Miniero) *''

This Night Is Still Ours ''This Night Is Still Ours'' ( it, Questa notte è ancora nostra) is a 2008 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Genovese and Luca Miniero. Cast *Nicolas Vaporidis as Massimo Cirulli *Valentina Izumi Cocco as Jing Fu *Massimiliano Bruno as And ...

'' (2008, co-directed with Luca Miniero) *''

'' (2010) *''

The Immature ''The Immature'' ( it, Immaturi) is a 2011 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Genovese. The film was a commercial success, grossing over 19 million dollars at the Italian box office. It was nominated for three David di Donatell ...

'' (2011) *'' The Immature: The Trip'' (2012) *''

A Perfect Family ''A Perfect Family'' ( it, Una famiglia perfetta) is a 2012 Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Genovese. It is a remake of Fernando León de Aranoa's '' Familia''. Cast * Sergio Castellitto as Leone * Claudia Gerini as Carmen * Carolina Cres ...

'' (2012) *''

Tutta colpa di Freud ''Tutta colpa di Freud'' (Italian for "All Freud’s Fault") is a 2014 Italian comedy film written and directed by Paolo Genovese. It was a box office hit, grossing over 8 million euros. The theme song "Tutta colpa di Freud" by Daniele Silvestri ...

'' (2014) *''

Ever Been to the Moon? ''Ever Been to the Moon?'' ( it, Sei mai stata sulla Luna?) is a 2015 Italian romantic comedy film written and directed by Paolo Genovese and starring Raoul Bova and Liz Solari. The theme song "Sei mai stata sulla Luna?" by Francesco De Gregori w ...

'' (2015) *'' Perfect Strangers'' (2016) *''

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'' (2017) *''

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'' (2021) *''

The First Day of My Life Paolo Genovese (born 20 August 1966) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, after graduating in Economics and Business Genovese started his career at McCann Erickson, directing over one hundred commercials and w ...

'' (TBA)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Genovese, Paolo 1966 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Film people from Rome