Luca Guadagnino

Luca Guadagnino born 10 August 1971 is an Italian film director and producer His films are characterized by their emotional complexity eroticism and lavish visuals He 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 featurefilm debut with The Protagonists 1999 the first of his many collaborations with actress Tilda Swinton His followup 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 Guadagninos first foray into the horror genre It was a box office failure and polarized critics Guadagninos following projects were We Are Who We Are 2020 a comingofage 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia