Daniele Luchetti

Daniele Luchetti (born 25 July 1960 ) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor.

He was born in Rome . He debuted as assistant director for Nanni Moretti in Bianca (1983) and La messa è finita (1985). Luchetti's first film as director was Domani accadrà of 1988, which won a David di Donatello as best debuting film and received a mention in the Cannes Festival .

His subsequent work was the successful Il portaborse (1991), featuring Silvio Orlando as the ghost-writer of a ruthless politician, played by Nanni Moretti. It was seen as a forecast of the Mani Pulite corruption scandal that struck Italy the following year. The film won four David di Donatello awards.

His latest feature film is Mio fratello è figlio unico (2006).

Luchetti's theatre spectacle Sottobanco , inspired to Domenico Starnone 's works, was later turned into a feature film entitled La scuola ("The School", 1995).

Luchetti is also author of some documentaries and advertisements.

Filmography as Film Director