Massimo Gaudioso (born 18 February 1958) is an Italian screenwriter, film director, and occasional actor, best known for his professional association with Matteo Garrone.
Massimo Gaudioso | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 February 1958 (age 66) Naples, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter Film director |
Life and career
editBorn in Naples, Gaudioso graduated in business administration at the Federico II University and then worked in an advertising agency.[1][2] Between 1983 and 1995 he worked as a freelance screenwriter and director, making among other things commercials, industrial films, institutional videos and short documentaries.[1]
Gaudioso made his feature film debut in 1996, co-writing, co-directing and co-producing with Eugenio Cappuccio and Fabio Nunziata the semi-autobiographical film Il caricatore, based on the short with the same name the trio had written and directed one year before;[1][2] the film won several awards, including the award for best screenplay at the Torino Film Festival and the Ciak d'oro for best first work.[1] Following another film with Cappuccio and Nunziata (La vita è una sola, 1999), Gaudioso focused on screenwriting, starting in 2000 a long professional association with Matteo Garrone; other notable collaborations include Carlo Verdone, Daniele Vicari, Gianni Di Gregorio, and Luca Miniero.[1][3]
During his career Gaudioso received numerous awards, notably the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter for Garrone's Gomorrah,[4] four David di Donatellos and two Silver Ribbons.[5]
Selected filmography
edit- Il caricatore (1996, also co-director)
- La vita è una sola (1999, also co-director)
- Roman Summer (2000)
- The Embalmer (2002)
- First Love (2004)
- One Out of Two (2006)
- The Past Is a Foreign Land (2008)
- Gomorrah (2008)
- The Seed of Discord (2008)
- Mid-August Lunch (2008)
- Benvenuti al Sud (2010)
- Tatanka (2011)
- Reality (2012)
- The Ideal City (2012)
- It Was the Son (2012)
- La scuola più bella del mondo (2014)
- Tale of Tales (2015)
- Un paese quasi perfetto (2016, also director)
- The Big Score (2016)
- Rafaël (2018)
- Dogman (2018)
- 18 Presents (2020)
- The Catholic School (2021)
- Strangeness (2022)
- Io capitano (2023)
- Hey Joe (2024)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Massimo Gaudioso". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b Poppi, Roberto (2002). "Gaudioso, Massimo". I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore. p. 199. ISBN 978-88-8440-171-7.
- ^ Piri, Stefano (10 March 2024). "Massimo Gaudioso: «Scrivere Io Capitano, dai centri d'accoglienza alla notte degli Oscar»". Esquire (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (6 December 2008). "'Gomorra' tops European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Premi e nomination di Massimo Gaudioso". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
