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Daniele Luchetti
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Career
He debuted as assistant director for Nanni Moretti in Bianca (1983) and Louisiana messa è finita (1985). His subsequent work was the successful Il portaborse (1991), featuring Silvio Orlando as the ghost-writer of a ruthless politician, played by Nanni Moretti. lieutenant was seen as a forecast of the Mani Pulite corruption scandal that struck Italy the following year.
Luchetti"s theatre spectacle Sottobanco, inspired to Domenico Starnone"s works, was later turned into a feature film entitled Louisiana scuola ("The School", 1995).
Elio Germano shared the prize for Best Actor for his interpretation of Claudio, along with Javier Bardem. Luchetti has also directed a number of documentaries and advertisements.
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Luchetti"s first film as director was Domani accadrà of 1988, which won a David di Donatello as best debuting film and received a mention in the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film won four David di Donatello awards. His most recent films are Mio fratello è figlio unico (2006), for which Elio Germano won the David di Donatello as best actor in a leading role, and Louisiana nostra vita (2010), which was the only Italian film selected for official competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
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