Summary
Gianni Zanasi is an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.
Gianni Zanasi | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Vignola, Italy |
| Citizenship | Italy |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
Early life and education edit
Gianni Zanasi was born in Vignola in 1965. After studying philosophy at the University of Bologna, he enrolled in a school of theatrical writing and a course in film directed by Nanni Moretti. He attended the Experimental Center of Cinematography in Rome, where in 1992 he graduated from directing.[1]
In 1992 made his first short film Le belle prove,[1] which won a prize at the Torino Film Festival. Two years later the same cast was reassembled for his first feature film, Nella mischia (1995), which was the first feature selected for Director's Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Zanasi also directed the television miniseries Fathers and Sons and the documentary Life is short but the day is long.[when?][citation needed]
He returned to feature films in 2007, with the comedy Non pensarci (Do not think), starring Valerio Mastandrea, Anita Caprioli, Giuseppe Battiston, Caterina Murino, and others. Critically acclaimed, the film gave rise in 2009 to a television series of the same name, broadcast by Fox Italy, directed by Zanasi and Pellegrini, with the same cast as the original title.[2]
In 2018 he directed Troppa grazia.[3][4]
Filmography edit
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nella mischia | 1995 | As director |
| Fuori di me | 1999 | Direction and screenplay |
| Non pensarci | 2007 | Direction and screenplay |
| The Complexity of Happiness | 2015 | Direction and screenplay |
| Troppa grazia | 2018 | Direction and screenplay |
| Title | Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Le belle prove | Short film | 1993 |
| Nella mischia | 1995 | |
| A domani | Director and screenplay | 1999 |
| Beside Myself | As an actor also | 1999 |
| The life's short but the day is long | Documentary. Original Title - La vita è breve ma la giornata è lunghissima | 2004 |
| Non pensarci | Original Title - Don't Think About It | 2007 |
| Non pensarci, la serie | TV series | 2009 |
Others edit
- Cinque pezzi facili (2009)
- La grande abbuffata (2009)
- Il candidato (2009)
- Il padrino (2009)
- Pretty Woman (2009)
References edit
- ^ a b c "Gianni Zanasi". MYmovies.it (in Italian). August 6, 1965. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Film 2007". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). March 17, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (April 17, 2018). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight unveils 2018 line-up". Screen Daily.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (April 17, 2018). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Boasts Colombia's 'Birds of Passage,' Nicolas Cage in 'Mandy'". Variety.
- ^ "Gianni Zanasi. Biografia e filmografia".
- ^ "Gianni Zanasi". IMDb.
External links edit
- Gianni Zanasi at IMDb