Gianni Amelio
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PERSONAL DATA OF GIANNI AMELIO
Born in: SAN PIETRO MAGISANO (Catanzaro) ITALY
BIOGRAPHY OF GIANNI AMELIO
Film director. In 1945 his father left the family shortly after his birth to move to Argentina in search of his father who has not given any further news of him. He grows up with his maternal grandmother who insists on having him study until he graduates in Philosophy at the University of Messina. In his central poetic world is the figure of the Father, with whom in his films the relationships are always conflicting, or he is absent or distant while the female figures are opaque and nuanced. He formed in the 60s working as an operator and then as assistant director in numerous productions. His directorial debut was in 1970 with an experimental film “La Fine del Gioco” for RAI. In 1973 he made “La Città del Sole” on the life and work of Tommaso Campanella, obtaining the grand prize at the Thonon Festival. In 1978 with the thriller “La morte al lavoro” he won the FIPRESCI prize at the Locarno Film Festival, the special jury prize and the critics’ prize at the Hyères Festival. With “Colpire al Cuore”, presented in Venice in 1982, he made one of the most interesting Italian films of the Eighties. Although we are talking about terrorism, the theme of the film is the difficult relationship between father and son, between young and adult. From 1989 onwards the most interesting period begins for Amelio. In 1992 with “The Thief of Children”, which is also his most successful, he obtained a special prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Of greater ambition are the following “Lamerica” (1994), awarded with the Silver Ribbon, and “Cosi Ridevano” (1998) Golden Lion in Venice, but both with little success with the public.
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THE MOST RECENT FILMS BY GIANNI AMELIO
Hammamet
Role: Film director
Year: 2020
Tenderness (Tenderness)
Role: Film director
Year: 2017
Happy who is different
Role: Film director
Year: 2014
The Intrepid
Role: Film director
Year: 2013 Go to the complete Filmography
THE MOST RECURRING GENRES OF GIANNI AMELIO
Drama: 71% Historical: 12% Biography: 9% Documentary: 6%
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AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR GIANNI AMELIO
Venice Festival
Here are all the awards and nominations Venice Festival
- 1994 – Osella Award for the best direction for Lamerica
David by Donatello
Here are all the awards and nominations David by Donatello
- 2021 – Nomination for best director for Hammamet
- 2018 – Best director nomination for La Tenderness
- 2018 – Nomination for best non-original screenplay for La Tenerezza
- 2005 – Best director nomination for The Keys to the House
- 2005 – Best screenplay nomination for The Keys of the House
- 1995 – Best director nomination for Lamerica
- 1992 – Best Director Award for The Child Thief
- 1992 – Best screenplay nomination for The Child Thief
- 1990 – Best director nomination for OPEN DOORS
- 1990 – Best Screenplay Nomination for OPEN DOORS
- 1983 – Nomination for Best Director for Striking the Heart
- 1983 – Best Screenplay Nomination for Hit the Heart
Silver Ribbons
Here are all the awards and nominations Silver Ribbons
- 2020 – Nomination for Best Director for Hammamet
- 2017 – Best Director Award for La Tenderness
- 2005 – Best Director Award for The Keys to the House
- 2005 – Best screenplay nomination for The Keys of the House
- 1999 – Best Screenplay Nomination for So Laughed
- 1999 – Best director nomination for So laughed
- 1995 – Best Director Award for Lamerica
- 1995 – Best screenplay nomination for Lamerica
- 1993 – Best Screenplay Award for The Child Thief
- 1993 – Best Director Award for The Child Thief
- 1991 – Best Director Award for OPEN DOORS
- 1991 – Best screenplay nomination for OPEN DOORS
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