Director
Carlo Mazzacurati
70 years · Padua, Veneto, Italy · 23 films
Carlo Mazzacurati (2 March 1956 – 22 January 2014) was an Italian film director and screenwriter from Padua. His native Po valley was often featured in his movies. He made his directorial debut with Notte italiana (1987) and co-wrote Daniele Luchetti's It's Happening Tomorrow (1989)—both produced by Nanni Moretti—before gaining recognition on his own with social dramas Il toro (1994) and Vesna va veloce (1996), the former earning him the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Starting with La lingua del santo (2000), Mazzacurati's work entered a more mainstream, comedic field, albeit retaining its bittersweet character studies. A notable exception was The Right Distance (2008), which marked a return to his small-town drama roots. He died at age 57 from pancreatic cancer.
Best known for
Filmography 23
La sedia della felicità
2014 · Director, Screenplay
Medici con l'Africa
2012 · Director
Sei Venezia
2012 · Director, Screenplay
L'uomo che amava il cinema
2012 · Self
La passione
2010 · Director, Screenplay
The Right Distance
2007 · Director, Screenplay
The Caiman
2006 · cameriere
On Fawesome
An Italian Romance
2004 · Director, Screenplay
On Tubi TV
Anguish Cry of Predator Bird
2003 · Self
On the Tiger's Back
2002 · Director, Screenplay
Ritratti: Luigi Meneghello
2002 · Director
Holy Tongue
2000 · Director, Screenplay
Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto
2000 · Director
Ritratti: Mario Rigoni Stern
1999 · Director
L'estate di Davide
1998 · Director
Vesna Goes Fast
1996 · Director, Screenplay
Il toro
1994 · Director, Screenplay
Caro diario
1993 · Critico cinematografico
On MUBI
Un'altra vita
1992 · Director, Screenplay
Palombella rossa
1989 · Uomo piscina
Il prete bello
1989 · Screenplay, Director
Marrakech Express
1989 · Screenplay
Notte italiana
1987 · Director, Screenplay