Carlo Mazzacurati

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-03-02 (58 years old)

Deathday

2014-01-22

Place of Birth

Padua, Veneto, Italy

Carlo Mazzacurati

Biography

Carlo Mazzacurati (2 March 1956 – 22 January 2014) was an Italian film director and screenwriter from Padua. His native Po valley was often featured in his movies. He made his directorial debut with Notte italiana (1987) and co-wrote Daniele Luchetti's It's Happening Tomorrow (1989)—both produced by Nanni Moretti—before gaining recognition on his own with social dramas Il toro (1994) and Vesna va veloce (1996), the former earning him the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Starting with La lingua del santo (2000), Mazzacurati's work entered a more mainstream, comedic field, albeit retaining its bittersweet character studies. A notable ex...

Acting

1993

Caro diario

as Film critic

1989

Palombella rossa

as Uomo piscina

2006

The Caiman

as cameriere

Production

1989

Il prete bello

as Screenplay

2000

Holy Tongue

as Director

2004

2010

La passione

as Director

2002

2007

1989

1989

Marrakech Express

as Screenplay

1996

Vesna Goes Fast

as Director

1996

Vesna Goes Fast

as Screenplay

1994

Il toro

as Director

1989

Il prete bello

as Director

2014

1987

Notte italiana

as Director

1992

Un'altra vita

as Director

2012

Sei Venezia

as Director

2004

An Italian Romance

as Screenplay

2007

2004

2007

The Right Distance

as Screenplay

2010

La passione

as Screenplay

2010

La passione

as Story

2012

Sei Venezia

as Story

1987

Notte italiana

as Screenplay

1987

1992

1992

Un'altra vita

as Screenplay

1994

Il toro

as Story

1996

1998

1998

2000

Holy Tongue

as Story

2000

Holy Tongue

as Screenplay

2002

2012

1994

Il toro

as Screenplay

1998

2012

Sei Venezia

as Screenplay

1983

Vagabondi

as Director

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