Gianni Zanasi

Gianni Zanasi
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Vignola, Italy
CitizenshipItaly
Occupations
  • Director
  • actor
  • writer
Years active1993–present

Gianni Zanasi is an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.

Early life and education

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 Don't Think About It, 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

Director[5]
Title Year Notes
Nella mischia 1995 As director
Fuori di me 1999 Direction and screenplay
Don't Think About It 2007 Direction and screenplay
The Complexity of Happiness 2015 Direction and screenplay
Lucia's Grace 2018 Direction and screenplay
Writer[6]
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
Don't Think About It Original Title - Non pensarci 2007
Non pensarci, la serie TV series 2009

Others

  • Cinque pezzi facili (2009)
  • La grande abbuffata (2009)
  • Il candidato (2009)
  • Il padrino (2009)
  • Pretty Woman (2009)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gianni Zanasi". MYmovies.it (in Italian). August 6, 1965. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Film 2007". Movieplayer.it (in Italian). March 17, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (April 17, 2018). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight unveils 2018 line-up". Screen Daily.
  4. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (April 17, 2018). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Boasts Colombia's 'Birds of Passage,' Nicolas Cage in 'Mandy'". Variety.
  5. ^ "Gianni Zanasi. Biografia e filmografia".
  6. ^ "Gianni Zanasi". IMDb.