Director
Gabriele Salvatores
July 30, 1950 · Napoli, Italy
Gabriele Salvatores (born 30 July 1950) is an Italian Academy Award -winning film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples , Salvatores debuted as a theater director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directed several avant-garde pieces until 1989.
In that year, he directed his third feature film, Marrakech Express , which was followed in 1990 by Turné . Both films shared a group of actor-friends, including Diego Abatantuono and Fabrizio Bentivoglio , who will be present in many of his later movies. Turné was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.
Notable work
Often works with
Diego Abatantuono
9 titles together
Mediterraneo, I'm Not Scared, Happy Family
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
7 titles together
The Invisible Boy, Happy Family, Marrakech Express
Antonio Catania
6 titles together
Mediterraneo, Nirvana, Puerto Escondido
Claudio Bisio
5 titles together
Mediterraneo, Nirvana, Puerto Escondido
Gigio Alberti
5 titles together
Mediterraneo, Nirvana, Marrakech Express
Ugo Conti
5 titles together
Mediterraneo, Happy Family, Nirvana
Full filmography · 30
The Lüneburg Variant
Director
Upcoming
Naples to New York
Director
20247.2
Casanova's Return
Director
20236
Ezio Bosso - Le cose che restano
as Se stesso
2021
Comedians
Writer and Director
20215.3
Fuori era primavera: Viaggio nell'Italia del lockdown
Director
2020
Volare
Director
20196.6
The Vanja Earthquake
cast
2019
The Invisible Boy: Second Generation
Director
20186.4
Rossini: La Gazza Ladra - Teatro alla Scala
Director
2017
The Invisible Boy
Director
20146.3
Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italiani
as Se stesso and Director
20147.7