Gianluca Jodice

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Gianluca Jodice
Born (1973-12-04) 4 December 1973 (age 51)
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 Director The Bad Poet Nominated [4]
Golden Ciak Best First FeatureNominated
2022 David di Donatello Award Best New Director Nominated [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Gianluca Jodice". Grøenlandia. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 Barraclough, Leo. "Mipcom: Beta, Sky Italia Follow 'Gomorrah' with Thriller '1992'". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 De Marco, Camillo (20 May 2021). "Review: The Bad Poet". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Le Candidature 2021" (PDF). Nastri d'Argento. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. 1 2 Vivarelli, Nick. "David di Donatello Awards 2022 – Nominees". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. 1 2 Balaga, Marta. "Locarno Reveals Lineup, Names Mélanie Laurent and Guillaume Canet for Career Achievement Awards". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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