Francesca Archibugi (; born 16 May 1960) is an Italian film director and scriptwriter.

Life and career

Born and raised in Rome in an intellectual family (her elder brother is the political and economic theorist

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), she started to study acting with

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and graduated in Film Direction from the

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in Rome. From 1980 to 1983 she directed short films such as ''La piccola avventura'' (1981), about handicapped children, and acted in '' La caduta degli angeli ribelli'' (1981), directed by

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and starring

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. She filmed the short ''Un sogno truffato'' in 1984 with the Lualdi-Interlenghi duo and played the neurotic intellectual woman in

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's film ''

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'' (1986), again starring

, and with

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and

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. She wrote the script of ''

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'' in 1987. Her long film debut came with ''

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'' in 1988, a bitter family portrait that examines the first experiences and disappointments of teenage love. The film won 5

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awards: Best New Director, Best Actress (Stefania Sandrelli), Best Supporting Actor (

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), Best Script and Best Sound. During the filming, she fell in love with the composer Battista Lena, who wrote the score for her film. Her second film, ''

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'' (1990), starring

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and

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, was a success. It was named Best Film of the year at

Awards. The film was entered into the

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. Her third film, ''

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'' (''Il grande cocomero'') (1993), starring

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and

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, won 2

awards, for Best Film and Best Script, and was another success. It was also screened in the

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section at the

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. In 1994 she filmed ''

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'', based on Federico Tozzi's novel, starring

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and Debora Caprioglio. Her next film was ''

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'' (1998).

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starred in ''

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'' in (2001), a film about the

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. She collaborated on '' Pasolini – Le ragioni di un sogno'' (2001), and she directed

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and

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in '' Flying Lessons'' (2007).

Filmography

As director

;Film * ''

'' (1988) * ''

'' (1990) * ''

'' (1993) * '' With Closed Eyes'' (1994) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

'' (2001) * '' Flying Lessons'' (2007) * ''

A Question of the Heart ''A Question of the Heart'' () is a 2009 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Francesca Archibugi. Cast *Antonio Albanese: Alberto *Kim Rossi Stuart: Angelo *Micaela Ramazzotti: Rossana * Alessia Fugardi: Claudia *Francesca Inaudi: Carla *And ...

'' (2009) * ''

An Italian Name ''An Italian Name'' () is a 2015 Italian comedy film directed by Francesca Archibugi. The film is based on the French play ''Le Prénom'' and its 2012 film adaptation '' What's in a Name?''. Cast * Alessandro Gassmann - Paolo * Valeria Golino ...

'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2017) * '' Vivere'' (2019) * '' The Hummingbird (Il colibrì)'' (2022) ;Television * ''

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'' (1997) * ' (2004, TV miniseries) * '' Parole povere'' (2013) * '' Romanzo famigliare'' (2018)

As screenwriter

* ''

'' (1987) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' The Wicked'' (1991) * ''

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'' (2016) * ''

The Leisure Seeker ''The Leisure Seeker'' is a 2017 comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Virzì, in his first full English-language feature. The film is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Michael Zadoorian. It stars Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland, acti ...

'' (2017) * '' Magical Nights'' (2018)

References

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Biography
(Italian) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Archibugi, Francesca 1960 births Living people Italian film directors Italian women film directors Italian women screenwriters Writers from Rome Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners 20th-century Italian screenwriters 21st-century Italian screenwriters