Ivano De Matteo (born 22 January 1966) is an Italian director, screenwriter, and actor.
Life and career
Born in
Rome, De Matteo formed as an actor in the drama laboratory "Il Mulino di Fiora", and later formed a stage company together with his romantic partner and longtime collaborator Valentina Ferlan. He made his film debut in
Pasquale Pozzessere's ''
Verso Sud''. As an actor, he had his breakout in 2008, with the role of Er Puma in the TV-series ''
Romanzo criminale – La serie''. The same year, he won the
Nastro d'Argento for best actor in a short film for his performance in Giorgio Caputo's ''Action''.
After directing a documentary film, ''Prigioniero di una fede'', which received a special mention at the
Turin Film Festival
The Torino Film Festival (also called the Turin Film Festival, TFF) is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival. It wa ...
, De Matteo made his feature film directorial debut in 2002 with the comedy-drama ''Final Stage''.
Selected filmography
;As director
* ''
Final Stage'' (2002)
* ''
La bella gente
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La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
'' (2009)
* ''
Balancing Act'' (2012)
* ''
The Dinner'' (2014)
*''La vita possibile'' (2016)
;As actor
* ''
Verso Sud'' (1992)
* ''
Close Friends
''Close Friends'' ( Italian: '' Le amiche del cuore'') is a 1992 Italian teen drama film directed by Michele Placido. It was entered into the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
*Asia Argento: Simona
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'' (1992)
* ''
Maximum Velocity (V-Max)'' (2002)
* ''
Gente di Roma'' (2003)
* ''
Romanzo criminale – La serie'' (TV, 2008 - 2010)
* ''
Moana'' (TV, 2009)
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Italian film directors
Italian theatre directors
Italian screenwriters
Male actors from Rome
20th-century Italian people
Italian male film actors
Italian male television actors
Italian male stage actors
Nastro d'Argento winners
Italian male screenwriters