Luca Guadagnino

Known for DirectingBorn 1971-08-10 (age 54)Palermo, Italy

Luca Guadagnino (Italian: [ˈluːka ɡwadaɲˈɲiːno]; born 10 August 1971) is an Italian film director and producer. His films are characterized by their emotional complexity, eroticism, and lavish visuals. Guadagnino 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

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

Belluscone: A Sicilian Story

Suspiria

Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory

Qui

April

I Am Love

Queer

Dream Generation

Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams

Enea

O Night Divine

Beckett

Nineteen

Golden Globe Awards

A Bigger Splash

Atropia

Shadows from Within

L'uomo risacca

The Landlords

After the Hunt

The Staggering Girl

Part Deux

Antonia

Bertolucci on Bertolucci

Diarchy

Holiday

Mademoiselle C

Diary of a Nymphomaniac

A Rose Reborn

Quotidien

The Protagonists

Melissa P.

The Levitants

Fiori, Fiori, Fiori!

The Death of Klinghoffer

Luca Guadagnino: Projecting Desire