Marco (born 15 January 1968) and Antonio Manetti (born 16 September 1970), collectively referred to as Manetti Bros., are Italian

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, famous for their

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Biography

After having directed more than a hundred

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, for singers such as Piotta,

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and Max Pezzali and after their first unfortunate experience behind the camera with ''

Zora the Vampire ''Zora the Vampire'' () is a 2000 Italian horror-comedy film written and directed by Manetti Bros. It is loosely based on the eponymous comic character. Plot In the year 2000, Dracula moves from Romania to Italy, having been inspired by Ital ...

'', the Manetti Bros. direct a small-budget

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, set mostly in an

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: '' Floor 17''. Most of the cast of that film worked once again with the brothers on the TV series ''

L'ispettore Coliandro ''Inspector Coliandro'' () is an Italian television series aired on Rai 2 since 2006, starring Giampaolo Morelli, directed by Marco Manetti and Manetti Bros., Antonio Manetti (collectively referred to as Manetti Bros.). The series is a black come ...

'', based on the stories by

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: the series is a success and has been renewed for seven seasons. In the 2010s the brothers directed their two most celebrated films, both set in

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: ''

Song'e Napule ''Song'e Napule'' is a 2013 Italian heist comedy film written and directed by Manetti Bros. and starring Alessandro Roja and Giampaolo Morelli. It premiered at the 2013 Rome Film Festival. For their performances, Carlo Buccirosso and Paolo Sas ...

'', a comical tribute to the 1970s

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, screened at the 2013

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, and '' Love and Bullets'', a musical comedy presented at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. Both movies received critical acclaim and the latter won the

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for Best Picture. In 2020, they wrote and directed the

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of comics series ''

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'', starring

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as the title character, and co-starring

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and

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and

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respectively. The film was scheduled to be released on 31 December 2020, and then postponed to 16 December 2021 due to the

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Filmography

Film

*''

'' (2000) *'' Floor 17'' (2005) *'' The Arrival of Wang'' (2011) *''

Paura ''Paura'' (, also known as ''Paura 3D'') is a 2012 Italian horror film directed by the Manetti Bros. Plot Cast *Peppe Servillo as Marchese Lanzi *Francesca Cuttica as Sabrina *Domenico Diele as Ale *Lorenzo Pedrotti as Simone *Claudio Di Biagi ...

'' (2012) *''

'' (2013) *'' Love and Bullets'' (2017) *''

'' (2021) *'' Diabolik: Ginko Attacks!'' (2022) *'' Diabolik: Who Are You?'' (2023) *'' U.S. Palmese'' (2024)

TV series

* ''

'' (2006–2018) * ''

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'' (2014–2015)

References

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