Gabriele Salvatores facts for kids
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Gabriele Salvatores
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Gabriele Salvatores at Lucca Comics & Games 2014
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| Born | 30 July 1950 Naples, Italy
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| Nationality | Italian |
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| Awards | Academy Award in 1991 for Mediterraneo |
Gabriele Salvatores (born July 30, 1950) is a famous Italian film director and writer. He is known for making movies that often explore themes of friendship, travel, and escaping from everyday life. He even won an Academy Award for one of his films!
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About Gabriele Salvatores
Gabriele Salvatores was born in Naples, Italy. He started his career in 1972 as a theater director. He even started his own theater company in Milan called Teatro dell'Elfo. He directed many interesting plays there until 1989.
In 1989, he directed his third movie, Marrakech Express. This was followed by Turné in 1990. These films often featured a group of actor friends. Some of these actors were Diego Abatantuono and Fabrizio Bentivoglio. They appeared in many of his later movies too. Turné was even shown at the famous 1990 Cannes Film Festival.
Winning an Academy Award
In 1991, Salvatores became famous around the world for his film Mediterraneo. This movie won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. This is a very important award in the film industry! The movie also won three David di Donatello awards. These are the top awards for Italian cinema.
Later Films and Themes
In 1992, he released Puerto Escondido. This movie was based on a book by Pino Cacucci. In this film, Claudio Bisio joined his usual actors, Abatantuono and Bentivoglio. The next year, he directed Sud. This movie tried to show the problems in the southern part of Italy. It looked at life from the view of people who were unemployed.
A common idea in Salvatores' movies is escaping from a difficult reality. He often shows characters who long for their friends. His films also feature journeys that seem to never end.
In 1997, he tried something new with Nirvana. This was a science fiction movie. After that, he made the unique films Denti (Teeth, 2000) and Amnèsia (2002). Both of these movies starred Sergio Rubini.
In 2003, he directed I'm Not Scared. This movie was very popular and made a lot of money. It was based on a book by Niccolò Ammaniti. In 2005, he directed the mystery film Quo Vadis, Baby?. His 2008 film As God Commands was shown at the 31st Moscow International Film Festival.
Since 2011, Gabriele Salvatores has been the artistic director of the Milan Film Festival. This means he helps choose which films are shown at the festival.
Gabriele Salvatores' Movies
Here is a list of movies directed by Gabriele Salvatores:
- Sogno di una notte d'estate (1983)
- Kamikazen - Ultima notte a Milano (1987)
- Marrakech Express (1989)
- On Tour (Turné, 1990)
- Mediterraneo (1991)
- Puerto Escondido (1992)
- Sud (1993)
- Nirvana (1997)
- Denti (2000)
- Amnèsia (2002)
- I'm Not Scared (Io non ho paura, 2003)
- Quo Vadis, Baby? (2005)
- As God Commands (Come Dio comanda, 2008)
- Happy Family (2010)
- Siberian Education (Educazione siberiana, 2012)
- Italy in a Day (2014)
- The Invisible Boy (Il ragazzo invisibile, 2014)
- The Invisible Boy: Second Generation (2018)
- Volare (Tutto il mio folle amore, 2019)
- Comedians (2021)
- Casanova's Return (Il ritorno di Casanova, 2023)
- Naples to New York (2024)
See also
In Spanish: Gabriele Salvatores para niños
