Edoardo Gabbriellini
Edoardo Gabbriellini | |
|---|---|
 Gabbriellini at the 2009 Venice Film Festival | |
| Born | 16 July 1975 (age 49) Livorno, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Director Screenwriter |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Edoardo Gabbriellini (born 16 July 1975) is an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Livorno, at 18 years old Gabbriellini was chosen by Paolo Virzì to star in his film Ovosodo. For his performance he won the Pasinetti Award for best actor at the 54th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, and subsequently left his studies to devote himself to acting.[1]
After directing the music video for the song "Tre parole" by Valeria Rossi, Gabbriellini made his feature film directorial debut in 2003 with the comedy-drama B.B. e il cormorano, which was screened in the International Critics' Week section of the Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]
His third feature film Holiday premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] The film is about a 20-year-old girl who is cleared of murder charges and reunites with her best friend, still being haunted by the visions of a brutal death of her mother and her boyfriend.[4][5]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ovosodo | Piero Mansani | |
| 1999 | Kisses and Hugs | Alessio Bacci | |
| 2003 | B.B. e il cormorano | Mario | |
| Now or Never | Luca | ||
| 2007 | Don't Think About It | Luca | |
| 2008 | The Early Bird Catches the Worm | Gianfranco Monti | |
| Your Whole Life Ahead of You | Roberto | ||
| 2009 | I Am Love | Antonio Biscaglia | |
| 2010 | Unlikely Revolutionaries | Edo | |
| 2011 | Some Say No | Saguatti | |
| 2014 | The Face of an Angel | Roberto | |
| 2015 | Banat | Ivo | |
| 2020 | Romantic Guide to Lost Places | Cristian |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bartali: The Iron Man | Giulio Bartali | Television movie |
| 2008–2009 | I liceali | Filippo | Recurring role |
| 2009 | Il mostro di Firenze | Natalino Mele | Episode: "Episode 2" |
As a director
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | B.B. e il cormorano | Directing debut |
| 2012 | The Landlords | |
| 2016 | Dov'è Mario | |
| 2019 | Kemp | Documentary about Lindsay Kemp |
| 2023 | Holiday |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Giulia Zeni. "Edoardo Gabbriellini. Dalla facoltà di lettere a Virzì: così i primi passi". MyMovies. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Paolo D'Agostini (24 May 2003). "Mario, idraulico artista che sogna gli Stati Uniti". La Repubblica. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Lazic, Elena (14 August 2023). "Toronto unveils the rich line-up of its Centrepiece programme". Cineuropa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ De Marco, Camillo (21 September 2023). "Edoardo Gabbriellini • Director of Holiday". Cineuropa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Pasquini, Mattia (11 August 2023). "Al Toronto Film Festival 2023 la première di Holiday, di Edoardo Gabbriellini". CIAK. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
