Brando De Sica

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Brando De Sica
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Nationality Italian
Occupation(s)Film director, actor, screenwriter

Brando De Sica is an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is a member of a prominent artistic Italian family of De Sica and Verdone, a grandson of Vittorio De Sica.

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Biography

De Sica was born in Rome in 1983. [1] He comes from a distinguished family of cinema stars and filmmakers: he is a son of Christian De Sica and Silvia Verdone  [ it ], and a grandson of Vittorio De Sica, María Mercader, Mario Verdone  [ it ]. De Sica's uncle Manuel De Sica was a composer, while his cousins Carlo and Luca Verdone  [ it ] were film directors. [2] [3] He debuted on the big screen in 1993 in a small part in Anni 90: Parte II. In 1996, he played in A spasso nel tempo , followed by a 1997 sequel A spasso nel tempo - L'avventura continua , then 3 , and 1998 Paparazzi. After these acting efforts, he moved to Los Angeles and studied film directing at the University of Southern California. [4] [5] There he directed a short The Man Who Wanted to Go to Mars ( Italian : L'uomo che voleva andare su Marte) which convinced his parents to entrust him with directing a feature. [6]

Upon return to Italy, in 2008, he directed his feature debut, Parlarmi di me, based on the 2006 Parlami di me (theatre play)  [ it ] of the same name created by his father. [6] He was an assistant director to Pupi Avati with A Second Childhood . De Sica's 2015 short L'errore was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. For L'errore, he was awarded with Nastro d'Argento as the Best Director, got the Best Advertising prize at the Diane Pernet ASVOFF festival, and was nominated for David di Donatello award. [1]

In 2018, he released his sophomore feature, Amici come prima . [7] [8] In 2019, he worked as a sound designer on Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio which also brought De Sica a Donatello nomination and a Nastro d'Argento for Best Sound. [1]

In 2021, he directed a campaign for Michael Kors where his stars were Naomie Harris and Bella Hadid. [1]

In 2023, De Sica released the horror film Mimì: Prince of Darkness which was presented in Out of Competition section of the Locarno Film Festival. [9] [10] The film got positive critical reviews, won Best Cinematography award at the 2023 Sitges Film Festival and was nominated for Vespertilio Awards. [11] [12] [13]

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  4. ↑ "Brando De Sica? Figlio (e nipote) super vip, ma atipico. Ha 35 anni: lo ritroviamo così" (in Italian). Caffeina Magazine. 6 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Boldi e De Sica "Amici come prima": ma non abbiamo mai litigato" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. 1 2 Barcaro, Gabriele (24 October 2008). "Brando De Sica follows grandfather's footsteps". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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  8. ↑ "'Amici come prima', Boldi e De Sica di nuovo insieme per il film di Natale" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Kudláč, Martin (10 August 2023). "Review: Mimì – Prince of Darkness". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Mimì – Il principe delle tenebre". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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