Known For
Directing
Born
May 20, 1967
Place of Birth
Rome, Italy
Credits
36 titles
Gabriele Muccino
Biography
Gabriele Muccino is an Italian film director. He is the elder brother of actor Silvio Muccino, who often appears in his brother's films. Born in Rome, Gabriele Muccino gained success with films such as L'ultimo bacio (One Last Kiss) and Remember Me, My Love (Ricordati di me) with Monica Bellucci. He is currently making a switch to directing Hollywood films after L'ultimo bacio won the Audience Award for World Cinema at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival bringing him to the attention of the American film industry. Muccino was handpicked by Will Smith to serve as the director of The Pursuit of Happyness. Said Muccino in a later interview, "Will had to defend me as a choice to the studio; I could barely speak English and I could barely express my vision. I felt protected and that I could push my ideas even when they weren't totally conventional. The reason why I found respect, and respect for my ideas, was because of Will." Muccino also directed Smith's later film, Seven Pounds.
Known For
Filmography
Things Unspoken
Director
Here Now
Director
Call My Agent: Italy
Gabriele Muccino
Emma - Sbagliata Ascendente Leone
Self
No Place Like Home
Director
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Ti vogliamo bene Francesco Nuti
Calabria, terra mia
Director
The Best Years
Screenplay
Vasco e Viola
Director
There's No Place Like Home
Screenplay
Summertime
Director
Fathers and Daughters
Director
Playing for Keeps
Director
She Was Here
Producer
Kiss Me Again
Writer
The First Beautiful Thing
Producer
Four Single Fathers
Producer
Seven Pounds
Director
Io ricordo
Producer
Viva Laughlin
Producer
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
Self
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
Self
Heartango
Director
The Pursuit of Happyness
Director
The Last Kiss
Executive Producer
Giovani talenti italiani
Director
Laura Pausini: Live 2001-2002 World Tour
Director
Remember Me, My Love
Director
The Last Kiss
Screenplay
But Forever in My Mind
Story
Ecco fatto
Director
Intolerance
Director
Act of Sorrow
Zico
Domenica In
Self
Sanremo Music Festival
Self - Special Guest