Daniele Vicari

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Daniele Vicari
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Born26 February 1967 (1967-02-26) (age 55)
Collegiove, Italy
OccupationDirector
Screenwriter

Daniele Vicari (born 26 February 1967) is an Italian director, screenwriter and producer.

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Life and career

Born in Collegiove, Province of Rieti, Vicari graduated from Rome's University La Sapienza in History and Critics of Cinema under Guido Aristarco. Between 1990 and 1999 he was a film critic for the magazines Cinema Nuovo and Cinema 60, and in the same period he filmed his first shorts. [1] [2] [3]

After shooting several documentary films, in 2002 Vicari made his feature film debut with the drama Maximum Velocity (V-Max) , which was entered into the competition at the 59th edition of the Venice International Film Festival and got him a David di Donatello for best new director. [1] [4] His 2006 film My Country won a David di Donatello for best documentary film. [1]

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vicari, Daniele". Treccani . Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. Fabio Secchi Frau. "Daniele Vicari: Ieri, oggi e Vicari". MyMovies . Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. Piero Spila, Bruno Torri. "Daniele Vicari: "Cinema per leggere il mondo"". CineCriticaWeb. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. Claudia Mormiglione (9 April 2003). "David, trionfa Ozpetek Muccino senza premi". La Repubblica . Retrieved 23 February 2014.