Francesco Bruni (born 30 September 1961) is an Italian screenwriter and director.

Life and career

Born in

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, Bruni started his professional career as a screenwriter in 1991, for the film ''

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with Virzì's debut film ''

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''. In 2011 Bruni made his directorial debut with '' Easy!'', which got him the David di Donatello for Best New Director as well as the

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in the same category. Bruni teaches screenwriting at the

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in Rome. He is the father of rapper and singer Side Baby.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1994) * '' August Vacation '' (1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' Ovosodo'' (1997) * '' Notes of Love'' (1998) * '' Kisses and Hugs'' (1999) * '' I Prefer the Sound of the Sea'' (2000) * '' The Words of My Father'' (2001) * '' My Name Is Tanino '' (2002) * '' Nati stanchi '' (2002) * '' Happiness Costs Nothing'' (2003) * '' Caterina in the Big City '' (2003) * ''

Napoleon and Me ''Napoleon and Me'' ( it, N (Io e Napoleone), french: Napoléon (et moi), es, N. Napeleón y yo) is a 2006 Italian-French-Spanish historical comedy-drama directed by Paolo Virzì. It is loosely based on the novel ''N.'' by Ernesto Ferrero. Plot ...

'' (2006) * ''

Il 7 e l'8 ''Il 7 e l'8'' () it is a 2007 film, directed by Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone and Giambattista Avellino and portrayed by the comic duo Ficarra and Picone. Together with the two comedians, the dancer Eleonora Abbagnato makes her movie deb ...

'' (2007) * '' I Vicerè'' (2007) * ''

Your Whole Life Ahead of You ''Your Whole Life Ahead of You'' ( it, Tutta la vita davanti) is a 2008 Italian movie directed by Paolo Virzì and written by Virzì and Francesco Bruni. Plot The events of a freshly graduated young woman in the universe of precarious work. Cas ...

'' (2008) * ''

La matassa ''La matassa'' ("''The skein''") is a 2009 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giambattista Avellino and by Ficarra e Picone. The film was a box office success, ranking first for two weeks at the Italian box office and grossing $10,007,76 ...

'' (2009) * ''

The First Beautiful Thing ''The First Beautiful Thing'' ( it, La prima cosa bella) is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Paolo Virzì, produced by Medusa Film, Motorino Amaranto and Indiana Production, released in Italy on 15 January 2010. The film stars Micaela Ramaz ...

'' (2010) * '' Marriage and Other Disasters'' (2010) * '' It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show'' (2011) * '' Easy!'' (2011, also director) * '' Every Blessed Day'' (2012) * '' Human Capital'' (2013) * ''

Studio illegale ''Studio illegale'' () is a 2013 Italian comedy film co-written and directed by Umberto Carteni and starring Fabio Volo. It is based on a novel with the same name by Federico Baccomo. Plot The lawyer Andrea Campi, in order to make a career, negle ...

'' (2013) * '' Noi 4'' (2014, also director)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruni, Francesco 1961 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Film people from Rome David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners Italian male screenwriters