About
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. In 1991, Salvatores received international praise for Mediterraneo , which won an Academy Award as best foreign film. It also won three David di Donatello , the most important award for Italian cinema, and a Nastro d'Argento . In 1992, he released Puerto Escondido , from the...
Known for
The Invisible BoyMovie • 2014
I'm Not ScaredMovie • 2003
NirvanaMovie • 1997
Siberian EducationMovie • 2013
The Invisible Boy: Second GenerationMovie • 2018
MediterraneoMovie • 1991
VolareMovie • 2019
Naples to New YorkMovie • 2024
AmnèsiaMovie • 2002
Casanova's ReturnMovie • 2023
Quo Vadis, Baby?Movie • 2005
SudMovie • 1993
Kamikazen: Last Night in MilanMovie • 1987
Puerto EscondidoMovie • 1992
Marrakech ExpressMovie • 1989
ComediansMovie • 2021
Italy in a Day - Un giorno da italianiMovie • 2014
Happy FamilyMovie • 2010
As God CommandsMovie • 2008
TurnéMovie • 1990
TeethMovie • 2000