Susanna Nicchiarelli

Susanna Nicchiarelli
Nicchiarelli at the 2017 Venice Film Festival
Born	(1975-05-06) 6 May 1975 (age 49) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Director, Actress, Screenwriter
Years active	2000–present

Susanna Nicchiarelli (Italian: [suˈzanna nikkjaˈrɛlli]; born 6 May 1975) is an Italian director, actress and screenwriter.

Biography

Nicchiarelli graduated in Philosophy at the Sapienza University in Rome and gained a PhD in Philosophy at the Scuola Normale in Pisa and a Directing degree at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in 2004.[1]

After having written and directed many short films and documentaries, her first film Cosmonaut was acclaimed at the 2009 Venice Film Festival and gained her a nomination as Best New Director for the David di Donatello Awards and the Nastri d'Argento Awards,[2] while her second film, Discovery at Dawn, based on the book by Walter Veltroni was presented at the 2012 Rome Film Festival.[3]

Her third film, Nico, 1988, a biopic on German singer Nico, was presented at the 2017 Venice Film Festival and was critically acclaimed,[4] gaining four David di Donatello Awards, including the Award for Best Original Screenplay.[5]

Partial filmography

Director/screenwriter

• Cosmonaut (2009)
• Discovery at Dawn (2012)
• Nico, 1988 (2017)
• Miss Marx (2020)
• Chiara (2022)

Actress

• Cosmonaut (2009)
• Discovery at Dawn (2012)

References

1. "Susanna Nicchiarelli e tutti i segreti di Nico". Vanity Fair. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
2. "Claudia Pandolfi: "Mia figlia, comunista e cosmonauta"". news.cinecitta.com. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
3. "Susanna Nicchiarelli porta La scoperta dell'alba al Festival di Roma". movieplayer.it. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
4. "'Nico, 1988': la storia oltre l'icona". Rolling Stone. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
5. "Ammore e malavita e Nico, 1988 dominano ai David di Donatello 2018: Tutti i vincitori". comingsoon.it. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

External links

• Susanna Nicchiarelli at IMDb