Fabio de Luigi Movies
- 2009
This deeply nostalgic, operatic family drama represented a labor of love for its director, Pupi Avati (The Story of Boys and Girls). A thinly-disguised autobiographical account, it dramatizes the director's formative years growing up in early 1950s Italy. As events both significant and insignificant transpire with his family, teenager Bep (Neri Marcore, Avati's onscreen surrogate) spends many memorable hours spying on the customers of a local bar from his bedroom window. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Neri Marcoré, Fabio de Luigi, (more)
- 2009
Italian director Fausto Brizzi's romantic comedy Ex draws from an ensemble framework and an all-star European cast, including Claudio Bisio, Nancy Brilli, Cristiana Capotondi and Cecile Castel, to meditate on the various situations engendered by the presence of former lovers - from the instances in which affection and devotion have regressed into hatred, to the cases where friendship blossoms from a prior romance, to the instances where love lingers on indefinitely. From instance to instance and one onscreen relationship to another, the film meditates on the myriad of ways in which old romantic partners can shape our lives. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Claudio Bisio, Nancy Brilli, (more)
- 2008
Oscar-winning Italian filmmaker Gabriele Salvatores (I'm Not Scared) returns to the helm for this feature film, based on the novel by best-selling author Niccolo Ammanniti and following the tale of an eleven year old boy and his neo-Nazi father. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Filippo Timi, Elio Germano, (more)
- 2002
Italian filmmaker Giulio Manfredonia makes his feature debut with the fantasy comedy If I Were You. Three very different men are accidentally brought together for a drunken night on the beach. Andrea (Emilio Solfrizzi) is an unfulfilled family man, Bernardo (Gioele Dix) is an angry corporate businessman, and Christian (Fabio de Luigi) is a nice yet broke DJ. When each one wishes to be in another's place, they magically switch identities. Andrea gets Christian's life, where he finally fulfills his dream of being a stand up comedian. Bernardo gets Andrea's life, where he appreciates his wife and kids. And Christian gets Bernardo's life, where he finally has enough money. However, problems come up and they miss their old lives, causing them to reevaluate their initial wishes. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Emilio Solfrizzi, Gioele Dix, (more)
