Francesco Nuti

Francesco Nuti

actor, writer, director

Francesco Nuti was born on May 17, 1955 in Italy. Francesco Nuti's big-screen debut came with What a Ghostly Silence There Is Tonight directed by Maurizio Ponzi in 1982, strarring Francesco.

Francesco Nuti was born on 17 May 1955 in Prato near Florence. He made his debut in cinema industry with Giancattivi trio composed by Alessandro Benvenuti and Athina Cenci. They acted in the film Ad ovest di Paperino (1981) with acclaim from both critics and public. Then he acted with Italian director Maurizio Ponzi in Tuscany's trilogy, Madonna che silenzio c'è stasera (1982), Io, Chiara e lo scuro (1983), and Son contento (1983). After this experience he decided to direct his own movies Tutta colpa del paradiso (1985), and Caruso Pascoski di padre polacco (1988). After box-office hit Donne con le gonne (1991), he tried to make a great style film like OcchioPinocchio (1994), but this film was totally stamped on by critics and was a failure at box-office. He tried a come back with Caruso, zero in condotta (2001) and Concorso di colpa (2004) but he wasn't able to repeat the previous success. In the middle of 2006 he was hospitalized in Rome, where he entered a coma. On 24 November 2006 he came out from the coma and was brought into a rehabilitation center.

  • Birthday

    May 17, 1955
  • Place of Birth

    Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Awards

11 wins & 5 nominations

Giffoni Film Festival
1990
Winner - François Truffaut Award
David di Donatello Awards
1986
Winner - Golden Medal of the City of Rome
1986
Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista)
Winner - Golden Medal of the City of Rome
Tutta colpa del paradiso (1985)
1985
Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista)
Winner - David
1985
Best New Director (Migliore Regista Esordiente)
Winner - David
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