Alessandro Genovesi
Alessandro Genovesi | |
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| Born | 10 January 1973 (age 51) Milan, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Director Screenwriter |
Alessandro Genovesi (born 10 January 1973) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and actor.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Milan, Genovesi started his professional career on stage, first as an actor and later as a playwright and a director.[1][2] He had his breakout in 2007, with the play Happy Family he wrote and directed; the play won several awards, and in 2010 it was adapted in a film of the same title directed by Gabriele Salvatores in which Genovesi served as a screenwriter and assistant director.[1]
Genovesi made his directorial film debut in 2011 with The Worst Week of My Life, which was a box office success and led to a sequel, still directed by Genovesi.[1]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Actor | Notes |
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| 2010 | Happy Family | Assistant | Yes | No | Based on Genovesi's play of the same name |
| Angel of Evil | No | No | Yes | Cameo | |
| 2011 | The Worst Week of My Life | Yes | Yes | Yes | Based on the British sitcom of the same name |
| 2012 | Love Is Not Perfect | No | No | Yes | |
| 2013 | The Worst Christmas of My Life | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2014 | Soap Opera | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2015 | What a Beautiful Surprise | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Belli di papà | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Tommaso | No | No | Yes | |
| 2018 | My Big Gay Italian Wedding | Yes | Yes | No | Based on the American play of the same name |
| 2019 | When Mom Is Away | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2020 | When Mom Is Away... With the Family | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2021 | Ridatemi mia moglie | Yes | Yes | No | TV minisieries. based on the British TV minisieries I Want My Wife Back. Also co-creator |
| 7 Women and a Murder | Yes | Yes | Yes | Based on the French film 8 Women | |
| 2024 | The Tearsmith | Yes | Yes | No |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Annalice Furfari. "Alessandro Genovesi: Uno sceneggiatore-regista tra commedia all'italiana e romantic comedy inglese". MyMovies. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Emanuele Bigi (24 October 2014). "Soap opera di Alessandro Genovesi, l'intervista al regista del film". GQ. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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