Francesca Archibugi (; born 16 May 1960) is an Italian film director and scriptwriter.

Life and career

Born and raised in Rome in an intellectual family (her elder brother is the political and economic theorist

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), she started to study acting with Alessandro Fersen and graduated in Film Direction from the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental Film Centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film. The centre is the oldest film school in ...

in Rome. From 1980 to 1983 she directed short films such as ''La piccola avventura'' (1981), about handicapped children, and acted in '' La caduta degli angeli ribelli'' (1981), directed by

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and starring

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. She filmed the short ''Un sogno truffato'' in 1984 with the Lualdi-Interlenghi duo and played the neurotic intellectual woman in

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's film '' Segreti, segreti'' (1986), again starring

, and with

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and

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. She wrote the script of '' L'estate sta finendo'' in 1987. Her long film debut came with '' Mignon Has Come to Stay'' in 1988, a bitter family portrait that examines the first experiences and disappointments of teenage love. The film won 5 David di Donatello awards: Best New Director, Best Actress (Stefania Sandrelli), Best Supporting Actor (

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), Best Script and Best Sound. During the filming, she fell in love with the composer Battista Lena, who wrote the score for her film. Her second film, ''

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'' (1990), starring Marcello Mastroianni and

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, was a success. It was named Best Film of the year at David di Donatello Awards. The film was entered into the

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. Her third film, ''

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'' (''Il grande cocomero'') (1993), starring Sergio Castellitto and Anna Galiena, won 2 David di Donatello awards, for Best Film and Best Script, and was another success. It was also screened in the

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section at the

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. In 1994 she filmed ''

Con gli occhi chiusi ''With Closed Eyes'' ( it, Con gli occhi chiusi) is a 1994 Italian drama film written and directed by Francesca Archibugi. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Federigo Tozzi. For his performance Marco Messeri won the Nastro ...

'', based on Federico Tozzi's novel, starring

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, Sergio Castellitto and

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. Her next film was ''

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'' (1998).

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starred in '' Tomorrow'' in (2001), a film about the

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. She collaborated on '' Pasolini - Le ragioni di un sogno'' (2001), and she directed Giovanna Mezzogiorno and

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in '' Flying Lessons'' (2007).

Filmography

As director

;Film * '' Mignon Has Come to Stay'' (1988) * ''

'' (1990) * ''

'' (1993) * ''

With Closed Eyes ''With Closed Eyes'' ( it, Con gli occhi chiusi) is a 1994 Italian drama film written and directed by Francesca Archibugi. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Federigo Tozzi. For his performance Marco Messeri won the Nastro ...

'' (1994) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Tomorrow'' (2001) * '' Flying Lessons'' (2007) * '' A Question of the Heart'' (2009) * ''

An Italian Name ''An Italian Name'' ( it, Il nome del figlio) is a 2015 Italian comedy film directed by Francesca Archibugi. The film is based on the French play ''Le Prénom'' and its 2012 film adaptation ''What's in a Name? (2012 film), What's in a Name?''. C ...

'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' Vivere'' (2019) * ''

The Hummingbird ''The Hummingbird'' ( it, Il colibrì) is a 2019 novel by Sandro Veronesi. The novel is presented in fragments with a nonlinear narrative structure and follows the tumultuous life of ophthalmologist Marco Carrera. The novel won the prestigious ...

(Il colibrì)'' (2022) ;Television * '' La strana storia di Banda Sonora'' (1997) * ' (2004, TV miniseries) * '' Parole povere'' (2013) * '' Romanzo famigliare'' (2018)

As screenwriter

* '' L'estate sta finendo'' (1987) * '' The Belt'' (1989) * '' The Wicked'' (1991) * '' Like Crazy'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' Magical Nights'' (2018)

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Biography
(Italian) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Archibugi, Francesca 1960 births Living people Italian film directors Italian women film directors Italian women screenwriters Writers from Rome Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners 20th-century Italian screenwriters 21st-century Italian screenwriters