Gianluca Jodice
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Gianluca Jodice | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 December 1973 |
| Occupation | Film director |
Gianluca Jodice (born 4 December 1973) is an Italian filmmaker best known for the feature films The Bad Poet and The Flood.[1]
Jodice was born in Naples and graduated with a degree in philosophy from University of Naples Federico II.[1]
Career
After directing a series of award-winning short films throughout the late 1990s and 2000s, Jodice directed the 2014 documentary Searching for the Great Beauty, about the Paolo Sorrentino film The Great Beauty.[1] In 2015, Jodice and Giuseppe Gagliardi co-directed the ten-episode Sky Italia series 1992.[2]
Jodice's 2020 feature film debut, The Bad Poet, dramatized the relationship between Gabriele D'Annunzio and Benito Mussolini through the eyes of Giovanni Comini, a young federal secretary in Fascist Italy.[3] For The Bad Poet, Jodice was nominated in the Best New Director category at the 2021 Nastro d'Argento and 2022 David di Donatello award ceremonies.[4][5]
The Flood, Jodice's film about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the end of their reign, was selected to open the 77th Locarno Film Festival in August 2024.[6]
Filmography
Films
| Year | English title | Original title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Infinity | L’infinito | Short film | [1] |
| 1998 | Rat Meat | Carne di topo | Short film | [1] |
| 2002 | Portrait of a Child | Ritratto di bambino | Short film | [1] |
| 2014 | Searching for the Great Beauty | Cercando la grande bellezza | Documentary about the Paolo Sorrentino film The Great Beauty | [1] |
| 2020 | The Bad Poet | Il cattivo poeta | — | [3] |
| 2024 | The Flood | Le Déluge | — | [6] |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1992 | Co-directed 10 episodes with Giuseppe Gagliardi | [2] |