Franco Amurri

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Franco Amurri
Born (1958-09-12) 12 September 1958 (age 66)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter
SpouseHeide Lund
Partner Susan Sarandon (1984–1988)
Children3, including Eva
Parent Antonio Amurri (father)

Franco Amurri (born 12 September 1958) is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter, [1] best known for directing films such as Da grande , which inspired the Tom Hanks film Big , [2] Monkey Trouble [3] and Flashback . [4]

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His father was the author and television writer Antonio Amurri. He has a daughter, Eva Amurri, with actress Susan Sarandon. [5] He is married to Heide Lund, a sometime actress and producer with whom he has two children: son Leone and daughter Augusta. He also has two stepdaughters, Tallulah and Ruby, from Lund's previous marriage to Lord Antony Rufus Isaacs, son of Margot Rufus Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading. [6]

Filmography

Feature films

Television

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References

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  4. Canby, Vincent (2 February 1990). "Film Review: Liberal Old vs. Conservative Young in 'Flashback'" . The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. "Susan's little girl to tie the knot". Independent Online . Cape Town. 13 December 2010.
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