Carlo Virzì
Italian musician, screenwriter, film director and composer
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| Intro | Italian musician, screenwriter, film director and composer | |
| Places | Italy | |
| is | Musician Screenwriter Film director Composer | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music | |
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| Birth | 2 June 1972, Livorno | |
| Age | 52 years |
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Biography
Carlo Virzì (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkarlo virˈdzi]; born 2 June 1972) is a musician, director and screenwriter Italian.
Born in Livorno, Virzì was the singer and guitarist of the rock band Snaporaz, from 1997 to 2001; he was also the composer of the soundtracks for many films of his brother Paolo Virzì. His first film as director and screenwriter is L'estate del mio primo bacio (2006).
In 2011 the Bari International Film Festival awarded him the Ennio Morricone Prize for the best composer for the film The First Beautiful Thing.
Filmography
Director
- L'estate del mio primo bacio (2006)
- The Greatest of All (Italian: I più grandi di tutti) (2012)
Screenwriter
- L'estate del mio primo bacio (2006)
- I liceali (English: the students of high school) 2008,
- The Greatest of All (2012)
Composer of the music
- Ovosodo , directed by Paolo Virzì (1997, like Snaporaz)
- Hugs and kisses , directed by Paolo Virzì (1999, like Snaporaz)
- My Name Is Tanino , directed by Paolo Virzì (2002)
- Caterina in the Big City , directed by Paolo Virzì (2003)
- L'estate del mio primo bacio (2006)
- The First Beautiful Thing , directed by Paolo Virzì (2010)
- The Greatest of All (2012)
- Human Capital (Italian: Il capitale umano) , directed by Paolo Virzì (2014)
- Like Crazy (Italian: La pazza gioia) , directed by Paolo Virzì (2016)