Gianfrancesco Lazotti

Gianfrancesco Lazotti (born 2 March 1957) is an Italian film screenwriter and director.^[1]

Born in Rome, Lazotti studied at DAMS in Bologna and apprenticed as assistant director to many well-known Italian directors, including Ettore Scola and Dino Risi. Meanwhile, he launched his own career directing commercials and hosting a show on RAI radio. In 1987 he made his feature directorial debut with Il mitico Gianluca for Italian TV. Among his subsequent credits: Schiaffi d'amore, Saremo felici, Lo sbaglio, for the omnibus feature Corsica, the TV series Chiara e gli altri (1990), I ragazzi del muretto, Linda e il brigadiare and the documentary The great Carnival of Venice.

Filmography

• Piazza Navona (1988)
• Chiara e gli altri (1989)
• Saremo felici (1989)
• Senator (1990)
• Andy e Norman (1991)
• I ragazzi del muretto (1991)
• Tutti gli anni una volta l'anno (1995)
• Linda e il Brigadiere (1997)
• Misteri di Cascina Vienello (1997)
• Linda e il brigadiere 2 (1998)
• Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna (1998)
• Valeria medico legale (2000)
• Angelo il custode (2001)
• Diritto di difesa (2005)
• Finalmente a casa (2008)
• The great Carnival of Venice (2008)
• Dalla vita in poi (2010)

References

1. Hollywood Reporter