Luca Guadagnino

Born: 1971-08-10

Luca Guadagnino (born August 10, 1971) is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. His films are characterized by their emotional complexity, eroticism, and sumptuous visuals. He is known for his frequent collaborations with actors Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson, Timothรฉe Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg, editor Walter Fasano and screenwriter David Kajganich. Born in Palermo, Guadagnino spent part of his childhood in Ethiopia, but the family moved back to Italy to escape the Ethiopian Civil War. Guadagnino began his career directing short films and documentaries. He made his feature-film debut with The Protagonists (1999), the first of his many collaborations with Swinton. His follow-up Melissa P. (2005), based on the book of Melissa Panarello, was a commercial success in Italy but was met with mixed critical reception. Guadagnino gained further acclaim with his Desire trilogy, which consists of the films I Am Love (2009), A Bigger Splash (2015), and Call Me by Your Name (2017). The latter brought him international recognition and marked the start of his creative partnership with Chalamet. Suspiria (2018), a remake of the 1977 film, was Guadagnino's first foray into the horror genre. It was a box office failure and polarized critics. Guadagnino's next projects were We Are Who We Are (2020), a coming-of-age miniseries for HBO, the romantic horror film Bones and All (2022), and the romantic sports film Challengers (2024). Over his career Guadagnino has received numerous accolades, including a Silver Lion, alongside nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luca Guadagnino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Mademoiselle C

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Released: 2013-09-11

A documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld.

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We Are Cinema

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Released: 2021-12-16

An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.

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That Click

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Released: 2020-06-17

A man at the cutting edge of fashion, photojournalism and portraiture, photographer to the stars...

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Moments on the Set of I Am Love

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Released: 2009-01-01

A documentary behind the scenes of Luca Guadagnino's ๐˜ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ.

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Variety Studio: Directors on Directors

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First aired: 2021-03-03

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through...

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GialappaShow

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First aired: 2023-05-21

Marco Santin and Giorgio Gherarducci - supported in the studio by Mago Forest, a great cast of...

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