Franco Maresco | |
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| Born | 5 May 1958 Palermo, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
Franco Maresco is an Italian filmmaker. He is best known for his collaborations with Daniele Ciprì in their former duo Ciprì & Maresco, in which they directed a large number of documentaries and short film, alongside the critically acclaimed The Return of Cagliostro (2003).
His solo credits includes the docu-fictions Belluscone: A Sicilian Story (2014),[1] and The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be (2019) for which he won the Special Jury Prize.[2][3]
Filmography
[edit]Solo credits
[edit]| Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
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| 2014 | Belluscone: A Sicilian Story | Belluscone - una storia siciliana | Special Jury Prize at the Orizzonti section of the 71st Venice International Film Festival |
| 2015 | I Don’t Know the Men of this City | Gli uomini di questa città io non li conosco | |
| 2019 | The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be | La mafia non è più quella di una volta | Special Jury Prize at the 76th Venice International Film Festival |
| 2023 | Lovano Supreme | ||
| 2025 | Bravo Bene! | Un Film Fatto per Bene | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Boyd van Hoeij (9 September 2014). "'Belluscone: A Sicilian Story' ('Belluscone: Una Storia Siciliana'): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ Anderson, Ariston (7 September 2019). "Venice: Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Wins Silver Lion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ ""La mafia non è più quella di una volta", il nuovo grottesco sguardo di Franco Maresco sulla Sicilia di oggi" [“The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be”, Franco Maresco's grotesque new look at contemporary Sicily]. Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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