Francesco Bruni (screenwriter)

Francesco Bruni (born 30 September 1961) is an Italian screenwriter and director.

Francesco Bruni
Born	30 September 1961 (1961-09-30) (age 58) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Screenwriter Director

Life and career

Born in Rome, Bruni started his professional career as a screenwriter in 1991, for the film Condominio. In 1994 he started a long collaboration with director Paolo Virzì with Virzì's debut film La bella vita.[1]

In 2011 Bruni made his directorial debut with Easy!, which got him the David di Donatello for Best New Director as well as the Silver Ribbon in the same category.[2][3]

Bruni teaches screenwriting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome.[1]

Selected filmography

• La bella vita (1994)
• August Vacation (1995)
• The Second Time (1995)
• Ovosodo (1997)
• Notes of Love (1998)
• Kisses and Hugs (1999)
• I Prefer the Sound of the Sea (2000)
• The Words of My Father (2001)
• My Name Is Tanino (2002)
• Nati stanchi (2002)
• Happiness Costs Nothing (2003)
• Caterina in the Big City (2003)
• Napoleon and Me (2006)
• Il 7 e l'8 (2007)
• I Vicerè (2007)
• Your Whole Life Ahead of You (2008)
• La matassa (2009)
• The First Beautiful Thing (2010)
• Marriage and Other Disasters (2010)
• It May Be Love But It Doesn't Show (2011)
• Easy! (2011, also director)
• Every Blessed Day (2012)
• Human Capital (2013)
• Studio illegale (2013)
• Noi 4 (2014, also director)

References

1. Fabio Secchi Frau. "Francesco Bruni: Lo sceneggiatore di Paolo Virzì". MyMovies. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
2. Simona Santoni (4 May 2012). "David di Donatello, trionfo dei fratelli Taviani. Ecco tutti i vincitori". Panorama. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
3. "Ramazzotti, dopo il Nastro sul set a Follonica con Luchetti". Il Tirreno. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

External links

• Francesco Bruni on IMDb