Carlo Mazzacurati (2 March 1956 – 22 January 2014) was an Italian film director and screenwriter born in

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. He started his cinema career in 1980. His better known films include ''Il Toro'' (1994) and ''La lingua del santo'' (2000). He was educated and graduated from

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. Mazzacurati died in Padua. He was an atheist. He was married to Marina Zangirolami until his death.

Partial filmography

Director

* '' Notte italiana'' (1987) * ''Il prete bello'' (1989) * '' Un'altra vita'' (1992) * '' Il toro'' (1994) * ''L'estate di Davide'' (1998) * ''La lingua del santo'' (2000) * ' (2002) * '' An Italian Romance'' (''L'amore ritrovato'') (2004) * '' La giusta distanza'' (2007) * '' La passione'' (2010) * ''Medici con l'Africa'' (2012) * ' (2013)

Screenwriter

* ''

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'' (1989)

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* 1956 births 2014 deaths Film people from Padua Italian film directors Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners {{Italy-film-director-stub