Alessandro Genovesi Explained

Alessandro Genovesi
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Occupation:Director
Screenwriter

Alessandro Genovesi (born 10 January 1973) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and actor.

Life and career

Born in Milan, Genovesi started his professional career on stage, first as an actor and later as a playwright and a director.[1] [2] He had his breakout in 2007, with the play Happy Family he wrote and directed; the play won several awards, and in 2010 it was adapted in a film of the same title directed by Gabriele Salvatores in which Genovesi served as a screenwriter and assistant director.[1]

Genovesi made his directorial film debut in 2011 with The Worst Week of My Life, which was a box office success and led to a sequel, still directed by Genovesi.[1]

Filmography

!Year!Title!Director!Screenwriter!Actor!Notes
2010Happy FamilyBased on Genovesi's play of the same name
Angel of EvilCameo
2011The Worst Week of My Life Based on the British sitcom of the same name
2012Love Is Not Perfect
2013The Worst Christmas of My Life
2014Soap Opera
2015What a Beautiful Surprise
Belli di papĂ 
2016Tommaso
2018My Big Gay Italian WeddingBased on the American play of the same name
2019When Mom Is Away
2020When Mom Is Away... With the Family
2021Ridatemi mia moglieTV minisieries. based on the British TV minisieries I Want My Wife Back. Also co-creator
7 Women and a MurderBased on the French film 8 Women
2024The Tearsmith

Notes and References

  1. News: Annalice Furfari. Alessandro Genovesi: Uno sceneggiatore-regista tra commedia all'italiana e romantic comedy inglese. MyMovies. 11 May 2016.
  2. News: Emanuele Bigi. Soap opera di Alessandro Genovesi, l'intervista al regista del film. 15 May 2016. GQ. 24 October 2014.