Gianluca Jodice

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Gianluca Jodice
Born (1973-12-04) 4 December 1973 (age 50)
Naples, Italy
Occupation Film director

Gianluca Jodice (born 4 December 1973) is an Italian filmmaker best known for the feature films The Bad Poet and The Flood . [1]

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Early life and education

Jodice was born in Naples and graduated with a degree in philosophy from University of Naples Federico II. [1]

Career

After directing a series of award-winning short films throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, Jodice directed the 2014 documentary Searching for the Great Beauty, about the Paolo Sorrentino film The Great Beauty . [1] In 2015, Jodice and Giuseppe Gagliardi co-directed the ten-episode Sky Italia series 1992 . [2]

Jodice's 2020 feature film debut, The Bad Poet , dramatized the relationship between Gabriele D'Annunzio and Benito Mussolini through the eyes of Giovanni Comini, a young federal secretary in Fascist Italy. [3] For The Bad Poet, Jodice was nominated in the Best New Director category at the 2021 Nastro d'Argento and 2022 David di Donatello award ceremonies. [4] [5]

The Flood , Jodice's film about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the end of their reign, was selected to open the 77th Locarno Film Festival in August 2024. [6]

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotesRef.
1995InfinityL’infinitoShort film [1]
1998Rat MeatCarne di topoShort film [1]
2002Portrait of a ChildRitratto di bambinoShort film [1]
2014Searching for the Great BeautyCercando la grande bellezzaDocumentary about the Paolo Sorrentino film The Great Beauty [1]
2020 The Bad Poet Il cattivo poeta— [3]
2024 The Flood †Le Déluge— [6]

Television

YearTitleNotesRef.
2015 1992 Co-directed 10 episodes with Giuseppe Gagliardi [2]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2021 Nastro d'Argento Best New Direcctor The Bad Poet Nominated [4]
Golden Ciak Best First FeatureNominated
2022 David di Donatello Award Best New Director Nominated [5]

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