Emanuele Crialese (born 27 May 1965) is an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is a native of Rome and studied filmmaking in New York City.

Biography

Emanuele Crialese was born on July 26, 1965 in Rome to Sicilian parents. He studied filmmaking at the

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, from where he graduated in 1995. During this time he made several short films including '' Heartless'' (1994). His first feature film, '' Once We Were Strangers'' (1997), was an Italian-American co-production, funded by a producer who had noticed Crialese during his apprenticeship in the United States. Between 1998 and 2000, Crialese worked in theater and on a drafting of a cinematic treatment of Ellis Island along with producer

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, the producer of ''

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'' and ''

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''. This was followed by the feature ''

Respiro ''Respiro'' is a 2002 Italian- French film written and directed by Emanuele Crialese and released in English-language markets in 2003. The film stars Valeria Golino, Vincenzo Amato, and Francesco Casisa. In the Italian language, '' respiro'' mea ...

'' (2002) starring

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. The film recounts an old Sicilian legend about the island of Lampedusa. Crialese won the Critics Week Grand Prize and the Young Critics Award at the

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for the film. The film was nominated for the Best European Union Film at the

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and Best Film,

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. '' Nuovomondo'' (2006) premiered at the

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on 8 September 2006 to critical praise and seven nominations at the festival. The film won six awards at the

, including two awards for Best Film (the CinemAvvenire and Pasinetti Awards), along with the FEDIC, SIGNIS, Silver Lion, and UNICEF awards. It was nominated for eleven

of which it won three. It was also nominated for a Golden Lion award and the

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, for the Film of the Year. The film was Italy's submission for the

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. His fourth feature, '' Terraferma'' (2011), premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the

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at the

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, but it did not make the final shortlist. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival the equivalent of third place. In 2012 he won the

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for Best Director at the

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(BIF&St),

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for the film. In 2022, he came out as a

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while presenting his film ''

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'' at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, about the relationship between a trans boy and his mother in the 1970s. Crialese said the film was inspired by his own experiences.

Filmography

* '' Once We Were Strangers'' (1997) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Nuovomondo'' (2006) * '' Terraferma'' (2011) *''

'' (2022)

References

External links

* Emanuele Crialese
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crialese, Emanuele 1965 births Living people Writers from Rome Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters LGBT film directors Italian LGBT people Transgender men Transgender writers