Carlo Mazzacurati

Born: 1956-03-02

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.


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Caro diario

as Film critic
Released: 1993-10-12

Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic...

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Palombella Rossa

as Uomo piscina
Released: 1989-09-15

Michele is a Communist MP who loses his memory in a car crash—although nobody seems to notice....

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The Caiman

as cameriere
Released: 2006-03-24

Bruno Bonomo was a famous producer of B-movies in the ‘70s. After a long hiatus, Bonomo offers a...

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Anguish Cry of Predator Bird

as Self
Released: 2003-04-16

A selection of deleted scenes from Nanni Moretti's 1998 film "Aprile".

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L'uomo che amava il cinema

as Self
Released: 2012-02-09

Piero Tortolina has been a point of reference for a whole generation of film lovers. Pioneer of...

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