Luca Guadagnino

Known for DirectingBorn 1971-08-10 (age 55)Palermo, Italy

Luca Guadagnino, born 10 August 1971, is an Italian film director and producer. His films are characterized by their emotional complexity, eroticism, and lavish visuals. He has received numerous accolades, including a Silver Lion, alongside nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards. Born in Palermo, Guadagnino spent part of his childhood in Ethiopia. However, the family returned to Italy to escape the Ethiopian Civil War. Guadagnino began his career directing short films and documentaries. He made his feature-film debut with The Protagonists (1999), the first of his many collaborations with actress Tilda Swinton. His follow-up, Melissa P. (2005), was a commercial success in Italy but was met with mixed critical reception. Guadagnino gained further acclaim with his Desire trilogy, which consists of the films I Am Love (2009), A Bigger Splash (2015), and Call Me by Your Name (2017). The latter brought him international recognition. Suspiria (2018), a remake of the 1977 film, was Guadagnino's first foray into the horror genre. It was a box office failure and polarized critics. Guadagnino's following projects were We Are Who We Are (2020), a coming-of-age miniseries for HBO, the romantic horror film Bones and All (2022), the romantic sports film Challengers (2024), and the period romantic drama Queer (2024). Guadagnino directed several documentaries, including Bertolucci on Bertolucci (2013) and Salvatore: The Shoemaker of Dreams (2020). Aside from filmmaking, he has been involved in the fashion world, directing advertisements for brands like Fendi and Salvatore Ferragamo. In 2012, Guadagnino founded the production company Frenesy Film Company. He also produced Belluscone: A Sicilian Story (2014), The Truffle Hunters (2020), Salvatore: The Shoemaker of Dreams (2020), Holiday, and Enea (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article about Luca Guadagnino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

We Are Windows

Cuoco Contadino

We Are Cinema

That Click

Call Me by Your Name

Inconscio Italiano

GialappaShow

We Are Who We Are

The Truffle Hunters

The Meatseller

Dior and I

Bones and All

Challengers

Suspiria

Belluscone: A Sicilian Story

April

Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory

Qui

I Am Love

Queer

Dream Generation

Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams

Golden Globe Awards

Enea

O Night Divine

Beckett

A Bigger Splash

Nineteen

Peter Del Monte e Luca Guadagnino: Un Incontro

The War Within

The Landlords

L'uomo risacca

Atropia

After the Hunt

Part Deux

The Staggering Girl

Antonia

Bertolucci on Bertolucci

Diarchy

Mademoiselle C

Holiday

Diary of a Nymphomaniac

The Protagonists

Quotidien

A Rose Reborn

Melissa P.

Ketticè

The Levitants