Giulio Base (born 6 December 1964) is an Italian film director. He has received two doctorates, one in Literature and Philosophy and another in

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, and has been a member of

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since 1996.

Career

Base began his career as an actor, studying in Florence at the School for Dramatic Art under the actor

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. After working as an actor, he made his directorial debut with ''Crack'' (1991), based on a theatre piece that he had already directed and performed on stage. The movie was shown at the

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in Italy. The film won the best first opera prize at the

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in Venice. His second film, ''The East'' (1992), a road movie, was also shown in Venice and at the

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, where it earned the Audience Award. Base directed ''Policemen'' (1996), his first work on a European major film, which was an international co-production including French and Italian actors. This film won a prize as the best movie at the Festival of the Film Policiers in Arcachon, France. ''The West'' (1998) was the sequel to ''The East'', and was a road movie about young boys driving from New York to Los Angeles. It was awarded the Special Jury Award at the Réncontres du Cinema, in Annecy, France. ''La Bomba - Once Upon A Time In Little Italy'' (1999), a comedy about mafia lifestyle in New York City, featured

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. His first role as director of a TV movie was '' Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth'' (2000). In 2005, he directed '' Imperium: Saint Peter'', the tale of Peter, the first apostle, played by Omar Sharif. This work introduced him to the Hollywood film industry. In 2006, he directed ''

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'' (produced by Avi Lerner, with Nu Image) that was released by 20th Century Fox in the United States (as ''The Final Inquiry''), by Sony in Spain, and by IIF in Italy. The cast included actors Max Von Sydow, F. Murray Abraham, Ornella Muti, and Dolph Lundgren. In 2007, he directed '' Imperium: Pompeii''. In 2009, he directed a western comedy shot in New Mexico, ''

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'', starring

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and Clare Carey. The movie was shown at the Cannes Film Market. In 2010, he shot the TV movie ''A Dog for Two''. In 2011, he directed the film ''The Sunday Woman'', a remake of the 1970s film.

References

External links

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Giulio Base (official Periscope live channel)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Base, Giulio 1964 births Living people Film people from Turin Italian male television actors Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors 21st-century Italian male actors Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian film producers Italian male screenwriters