Gianfrancesco Lazotti (

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, born 2 March 1957) is an Italian film screenwriter and director.Hollywood Reporter
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and apprenticed as assistant director to many well-known Italian directors, including

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and

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. Meanwhile, he launched his own career directing commercials and hosting a show on

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radio. In 1987 he made his feature directorial debut with '' Il mitico Gianluca'' for Italian TV. Among his subsequent credits: '' Schiaffi d'amore'', '' Saremo felici'', '' Lo sbaglio'', for the omnibus feature Corsica, the TV series '' Chiara e gli altri'' (1990), '' I ragazzi del muretto'', '' Linda e il brigadiere'' and the documentary '' The great Carnival of Venice''.

Filmography

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'' (1988) *'' Chiara e gli altri'' (1989) *'' Saremo felici'' (1989) *''Senator'' (1990) *'' Andy e Norman'' (1991) *'' I ragazzi del muretto'' (1991) *'' Tutti gli anni una volta l'anno'' (1995) *'' Linda e il Brigadiere'' (1997) *'' Misteri di Cascina Vienello'' (1997) *''Linda e il brigadiere 2'' (1998) *'' Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna'' (1998) *'' Valeria medico legale'' (2000) *'' Angelo il custode'' (2001) *'' Diritto di difesa'' (2005) *'' Finalmente a casa'' (2008) *'' The great Carnival of Venice'' (2008) *'' Dalla vita in poi'' (2010) *'' La notte è piccola per noi'' (2018)

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