Francesca Comencini
Directing · Director · Writer · Screenplay
Born Aug 19, 1961 · Roma, Italy
Active 1985–present
Born in Rome in 1961, she is a director and screenwriter who studied philosophy at La Sapienza University before interrupting her studies to move to Paris, where she lived for eighteen years and where her three children were born.
Filmography
Gomorrah (2014) — DirectorLuna Nera (2020) — DirectorThe Time It Takes (2024) — Director · WriterA Boy from Calabria (1987) — ScreenplayStories of Love That Cannot Belong to This World (2017) — Director · Novel · ScreenplayDjango (2023) — DirectorI Like to Work – Mobbing (2004) — Director · WriterMiracle of Marcellino (1991) — Assistant DirectorCarlo Giuliani, a Boy (2002) — Director · WriterThe White Space (2009) — Director · WriterA Special Day (2012) — Director · WriterIn fabbrica (2007) — Director · WriterLa lumière du lac (1988) — Writer · DirectorVisions of Europe (2004) — DirectorThe Words of My Father (2001) — Director · ScreenplayOur Country (2006) — Director · Story · WriterPianoforte (1985) — Writer · DirectorAnnabelle partagée (1991) — Director · ScreenplayWomen Directors (2014) — Francesca ComenciniL'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble (2009) — DirectorLa diaspora delle Vele (2025) — DirectorShakespeare a Palermo (1997) — Director · Screenplay · Cinematography · Sound