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 exception was The Right Distance (2008), which marked a return to his small-town drama roots. He died at age 57 from pancreatic cancer.

Directed

1. La sedia della felicità (2014) — Director
2. The Right Distance (2007) — Director
3. La passione (2010) — Director
4. Il toro (1994) — Director
5. Holy Tongue (2000) — Director
6. Vesna Goes Fast (1996) — Director
7. An Italian Romance (2004) — Director
8. Un'altra vita (1992) — Director
9. Notte italiana (1987) — Director
10. On the Tiger's Back (2002) — Director
11. Il prete bello (1989) — Director
12. L'estate di Davide (1998) — Director
13. Ritratti: Luigi Meneghello (2002) — Director
14. Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto (2000) — Director
15. Sei Venezia (2012) — Director
16. Medici con l'Africa (2012) — Director
17. The Only Country In The World (1994) — Director
18. Ritratti: Mario Rigoni Stern (1999) — Director
19. Vagabondi (1983) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Caro diario (1993) — Critico cinematografico
2. The Caiman (2006) — cameriere
3. Palombella rossa (1989) — Uomo piscina
4. Anguish Cry of Predator Bird (2003) — Self
5. L'uomo che amava il cinema (2012) — Self