Anna Negri

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Anna Negri
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Born (1964-12-09) 9 December 1964 (age 60)
Venice, Italy
Occupation(s)film director and screenwriter

Anna Negri (born 9 December 1964) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Born in Venice, she is the daughter of the Marxist sociologist and political philosopher Antonio Negri. [1] After directing several short films, Negri made her feature film debut in 1999 with In the Beginning There Was Underwear , that was screened in the "Forum" section at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. [2] [3] In the following years she worked in television, directing some episodes of the soap opera Un posto al sole and several TV movies. [2] [3] In 2008 she directed the mockumentary Good Morning Heartache , which entered the World Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. [4]

In 2009 Feltrinelli released her autobiography, Con un piede impigliato nella storia ("A foot stuck in History"). [3] [5]

In 2018 she directed, with Andrea De Sica, the first season of Baby , an Italian original series produced by Netflix. In 2021 she directed, with Leonardo D'Agostini, the first season of Luna Park , a Netflix original written by Isabella Aguilar.

References

  1. Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN   978-88-317-9599-9.
  2. 1 2 Biagio Coscia (January 30, 1999). "La figlia regista di Toni Negri "Non mi vergogno di girare soap"". Corriere della Sera .
  3. 1 2 3 Dino Messina (February 16, 2009). "Toni Negri, il mio padre bambino". Corriere della Sera.
  4. "L'italiano 'Riprendimi' al Sundance di Redford". La Repubblica . November 30, 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. Pierre de Nolac (November 2, 2012). "Anna Negri, figlia di "attivista politico"". Italia Oggi . Retrieved 8 October 2014.