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Cristina Comencini Born 8 May 1956
RomeOccupation Film director, screenwriter, novelist Years active 1982 - present Cristina Comencini (born May 8, 1956) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and novelist.
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Biography
She is one of four daughters of Italian film director Luigi Comencini. She attended with her sisters le Lycée français Chateaubriand (Rome)[1].
Cristina Comencini's 2005 film The Beast in the Heart', based on her own novel La bestia nel cuore, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Her upcoming film When the Night is scheduled to compete in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September.[2]
Filmography
- Zoo, 1989
- La fine è nota, 1993
- Va' dove ti porta il cuore, 1996
- Matrimoni, 1998
- Liberate i pesci!, 2000
- The Best Day of My Life (Il più bel giorno della mia vita), 2002
- La mia mano destra, 2005
- The Beast in the Heart (La bestia nel cuore), 2005
- When the Night (Quando la notte), 2011
References
- ^ A.http://www.franceculture.com/emission-a-plus-d-un-titre-litterature-cristina-comencini-essais-jerome-thomas-2011-03-10.html. B.http://www.africultures.com/php/index.php?nav=personne&no=14299.
- ^ "Venezia 68: International competition of feature films". Venice. http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/lineup/off-sel/venezia68/. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
External links
- Cristina Comencini at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Website (Italian)
- Speciale Cristina Comencini su Locanda Almayer
Categories:- 1956 births
- Living people
- Italian film directors
- Italian screenwriters
- Italian novelists
- Italian women writers
- Italian film director stubs
- Italian writer stubs
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