Saverio Costanzo

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Saverio Costanzo
Saverio Costanzo facing right of the camera, waving at an audience
Saverio Costanzo in 2015
Born (1975-09-28) 28 September 1975 (age 45)
Rome, Italy
OccupationFilm director

Saverio Costanzo (born 28 September 1975) is an Italian film and television director.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Costanzo was born in Rome, the son of journalist and TV presenter Maurizio Costanzo and writer Flaminia Morandi, and the brother of writer/director Camilla Costanzo.[1]

Career[]

His debut film was Private in 2004. In 2007, his second feature, , was presented at the 57th Berlin Film Festival. His 2010 film The Solitude of Prime Numbers was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[2] In 2013, he directed the TV series In Treatment.

His film Hungry Hearts was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[3][4]

In 2018, he directed and co-wrote the entire first season of My Brilliant Friend, an adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels.[5]

Personal life[]

Costanzo is in a relationship with actress Alba Rohrwacher.[6]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Saverio Costanzo". IMDb. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Venezia 67". labiennale.org. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  3. ^ "International competition of feature films". Venice. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ^ Vivarelli, Nick. "Saverio Costanzo on Adapting Elena Ferrante's Bestselling 'My Brilliant Friend'". Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  6. ^ Horowitz, Jason. "Meet the Adorable Italian Stars in HBO's Elena Ferrante Adaptation, My Brilliant Friend". Retrieved 1 May 2019.

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