Elisa Fuksas

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Elisa Fuksas
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Born1981 (age 4243)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Film director, writer

Elisa Fuksas (born 1981) is an Italian film director and writer.

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Career

Born in Rome in 1981, she is the daughter of Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas and his second wife Doriana Mandrelli. [1] [2] [3] Her early short film Please Leave a Message was awarded with the Nastro d'Argento in 2007. [4] [5] Fuksas debuted with a feature film in 2012 with Nina, starring Luca Marinelli and Diane Fleri. [6] In 2019, she directed the Netflix original film The App . [7] In 2021, her documentary Senza fine, about the life and career of Italian singer Ornella Vanoni, premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in the "Giornate degli Autori" panel. [8]

Filmography

Works

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References

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  7. "Passioni virtuali e solitudini in «The App», il film nato dall'opera". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. "Venezia 78, un party «Senza Fine». Una festa per celebrare il film su e con Ornella Vanoni diretto da Elisa Fuksas". Vanity Fair (in Italian). 11 September 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2019.