Luca Guadagnino

Luca Guadagnino born 10 August 1971 is an Italian film director producer and screenwriter His films are characterized by their emotional complexity eroticism and sumptuous visuals He is known for his frequent collaborations with actors Tilda Swinton Dakota Johnson Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg editor Walter Fasano and screenwriter David Kajganich Born in Palermo Guadagnino spent part of his childhood in Ethiopia but the family moved back to Italy to escape the Ethiopian Civil War Guadagnino began his career directing short films and documentaries He made his featurefilm debut with The Protagonists 1999 the first of his many collaborations with Swinton His followup Melissa P 2005 based on the book of Melissa Panarello was a commercial success in Italy but was met with mixed critical reception Guadagnino gained further acclaim with his Desire trilogy which consists of the films I Am Love 2009 A Bigger Splash 2015 and Call Me by Your Name 2017 The latter brought him international recognition and marked the start of his creative partnership with Chalamet Suspiria 2018 a remake of the 1977 film was Guadagninos first foray into the horror genre It was a box office failure and polarized critics Guadagninos next projects were We Are Who We Are 2020 a comingofage miniseries for HBO the romantic horror film Bones and All 2022 and the romantic sports film Challengers 2024 Over his career Guadagnino has received numerous accolades including a Silver Lion alongside nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards Description above from the Wikipedia article Luca Guadagnino licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia