Francesco Cinquemani

Francesco Cinquemani
Born	(1967-11-23)23 November 1967 Rome, Italy
Died	Rome, Italy
Occupations	Director screenwriter journalist author

Francesco Cinquemani (23 November 1967 – 13 December 2024) was an Italian screenwriter, director and journalist.

Life and career

Cinquemani was born in Rome on 23 November 1967.[1] He became an author, screenwriter and director after a long career as a journalist and magazine director.[2][3]

His debut in film was Andron, featuring Alec Baldwin, Gale Harold, and Danny Glover.[4][5][6][7]

His second film was Beyond the Edge starring Miloš Biković, Antonio Banderas, and Lyubov Aksyonova.[8]

The Poison Rose, co-directed by Cinquemani; starring John Travolta, Morgan Freeman, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Robert Patrick, and Brendan Fraser[9] was released on 24 May 2019, by Lionsgate Premiere.[10]

Cinquemani received the Best Directing International Award at the Terra di Siena Film Festival [it] in 2019.[11]

Cinquemani lived between Rome and Los Angeles. He died in Rome on 13 December 2024, at the age of 57.[1]

His long time partner Elisabetta Marra and daughter Anais Cinquemani Marra.

Filmography

• Offstage (2014)
• Andron (2015) with Alec Baldwin and Danny Glover.
• Beyond the Edge (2018) with Antonio Banderas.
• The Poison Rose (2019) with John Travolta, Brendan Fraser, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Robert Patrick and Morgan Freeman.
• Lockdown Generation (2021)
• Christmas Thieves (Ladri di Natale), (2021) with Michael Madsen and Tom Arnold.
• Muti (2022) with Morgan Freeman.
• Vote for Santa (2022) with Lance Henriksen and Natasha Henstridge.
• The Christmas Witch, (2022) with Tom Arnold and William Baldwin.
• The Ghosts of Monday (2022) with Julian Sands.
• Sherlock Santa (2022) with Tom Arnold and William Baldwin.
• A Day with Santa (2022) with Tom Arnold and William Baldwin.
• Kid Santa (2023) with Alec Baldwin and William Baldwin.
• Billie's Magic World (2023) with Alec Baldwin and William Baldwin.

References

1. Spettacoli, Redazione (13 December 2024). "È morto a 58 anni lo sceneggiatore e regista Francesco Cinquemani". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
2. Comicus, Redazione. "Intervista a Pasquale Ruggiero - Comicus". www.comicus.it.
3. "COM WWW.35MM.IT IL MAGAZINE ONLINE DI CINEMA, SI RINNOVA". www1.adnkronos.com.
4. Scheck, Frank (3 June 2016). "Andron: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
5. Genzlinger, Neil (2 June 2016). "Review: In 'Andron,' Deadly Games With Alec Baldwin and Danny Glover". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
6. McDonagh, Maitland (4 June 2016). "Film Review: Andron". Film Journal International. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
7. Rechtshaffen, Michael (2 June 2016). "Review 'Andron' is cut-rate dystopia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
8. "Король Испании Фелипе отметил актерский талант Антонио Бандераса почетной наградой на церемонии в Мадриде". ru.hellomagazine.com.
9. McNary, Dave (15 May 2018). "Famke Janssen Joins John Travolta's Crime Thriller 'The Poison Rose' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
10. "Virtually every movie coming out this summer". Los Angeles Times. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
11. "I Premi del Terra di Siena International Film Festival 23ma Edizione". Annuario del cinema italiano. 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

External links

• Francesco Cinquemani at IMDb