Francesca Archibugi

Francesca Archibugi ( born May 16, 1960 in Rome) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and actress.

Life

Archibugi received by her early modeling career a role in Gianni Amico television film from 1979 based on Goethe's Elective Affinities. They decided to direct the film himself, and therefore attended from the following year, the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Even before its completion in 1983 she appeared with short films in appearance, of which she turned to 1986 six. She attended Directed by Ermanno Olmi courses and screenwriter Furio Scarpelli classes with. In two films she took roles; In 1987 and 1988 two screenplays have been filmed.

They even made ​​her debut in 1988 with Mignon è partita in feature films. The film won five David di Donatello among others. Periodically been followed by other successful films that are also regularly awarded. Be pointed out by the critics while her realistic, almost documentary style and with all the sparseness of the cinematic style of great sensitivity.

Archibugi is married to film composer Battista Lena.

Filmography

Awards

• International Film Festival of Cannes Jury Prize, 1993
• David di Donatello: Three times winner
• Nastro d' Argento: Four times winner
• Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia- San Sebastián: winner 1988
• International Film Festival of Venice: Three times winner
• Cinema Italia: Audience Award 2010
• Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1996