Susanna_Nicchiarelli

Susanna Nicchiarelli

Susanna Nicchiarelli

Italian director, actress and screenwriter

Susanna Nicchiarelli (Italian: [suˈzanna nikkjaˈrɛlli]; born 6 May 1975) is an Italian director, actress and screenwriter.

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Biography

Nicchiarelli graduated in Philosophy at the Sapienza University in Rome and gained a PhD in Philosophy at the Scuola Normale in Pisa and a Directing degree at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 2004.[1]

After having written and directed many short films and documentaries, her first film Cosmonaut was acclaimed at the 2009 Venice Film Festival and gained her a nomination as Best New Director for the David di Donatello Awards and the Nastri d'Argento Awards,[2] while her second film, Discovery at Dawn, based on the book by Walter Veltroni was presented at the 2012 Rome Film Festival.[3]

Her third film, Nico, 1988, a biopic on German singer Nico, was presented at the 2017 Venice Film Festival and was critically acclaimed,[4] gaining four David di Donatello Awards, including the Award for Best Original Screenplay.[5]

Partial filmography

Director/screenwriter

Actress

References

  1. [1]
    "Susanna Nicchiarelli e tutti i segreti di Nico". Vanity Fair. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Claudia Pandolfi: "Mia figlia, comunista e cosmonauta"". news.cinecitta.com. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Susanna Nicchiarelli porta La scoperta dell'alba al Festival di Roma". movieplayer.it. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  4. [4]
    "'Nico, 1988': la storia oltre l'icona". Rolling Stone. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Ammore e malavita e Nico, 1988 dominano ai David di Donatello 2018: Tutti i vincitori". comingsoon.it. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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