Carlo Mazzacurati

Carlo Mazzacurati

Carlo Mazzacurati (2 March 1956 – 22 January 2014) was an Italian film director and screenwriter from Padua. His native Po valley was often featured in his movies. He made his directorial debut with Notte italiana (1987) and co-wrote Daniele Luchetti's It's Happening Tomorrow (1989)—both produced by Nanni Moretti—before gaining recognition on his own with social dramas Il toro (1994) and Vesna va veloce (1996), the former earning him the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Starting with La lingua del santo (2000), Mazzacurati's work entered a more mainstream, comedic field, albeit retaining its bittersweet character studies. A notable exception was The Right Distance (2008), which marked a return to his small-town drama roots. He died at age 57 from pancreatic cancer.

  • Title: Carlo Mazzacurati
  • Popularity: 1.687
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1956-03-02
  • Place of Birth: Padua, Veneto, Italy
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Carlo Mazzacurati Movies

  • 1993
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    Caro diario

    Caro diario

    7.379 1993 HD

    Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted...

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  • 2003
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    Anguish Cry of Predator Bird

    Anguish Cry of Predator Bird

    6.3 2003 HD

    A selection of deleted scenes from Nanni Moretti's 1998 film "Aprile".

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  • 1989
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    Palombella Rossa

    Palombella Rossa

    7.184 1989 HD

    Michele is a Communist MP who loses his memory in a car crash—although nobody seems to notice. Over the course of a water polo match ahead of...

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  • 2012
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    L'uomo che amava il cinema

    L'uomo che amava il cinema

    1 2012 HD

    Piero Tortolina has been a point of reference for a whole generation of film lovers. Pioneer of cinema-clubs and great film collector, he has been an...

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  • 2006
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    The Caiman

    The Caiman

    6.7 2006 HD

    Bruno Bonomo was a famous producer of B-movies in the ‘70s. After a long hiatus, Bonomo offers a screenplay to RAI centered on the figure of...

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  • 1989
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    Il prete bello

    Il prete bello

    1 1989 HD

    In 1939 Vicenza, a young petty thief befriends the local priest. Based on the novel by Goffredo Parise.

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  • 2000
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    Holy Tongue

    Holy Tongue

    6.3 2000 HD

    Two deadbeat friends see the opportunity of turning their fortune around after they come into possession of a precious stolen relic, the tongue of...

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  • 2004
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    An Italian Romance

    An Italian Romance

    5.2 2004 HD

    Giovanni, a married man with a child, meets on a train Maria, a former lover.

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  • 2010
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    La passione

    La passione

    6.4 2010 HD

    To avoid being sued, a film director reluctantly agrees to set up and direct the Good Friday celebrations in a small Tuscan town.

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  • 2002
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    A cavallo della tigre

    A cavallo della tigre

    5.3 2002 HD

    Plagued by financial problems, ne'er-do-well Guido ends up in jail after faking an armed robbery at his workplace. A year later, just a few days...

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  • 2007
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    The Right Distance

    The Right Distance

    6.9 2007 HD

    The arrival of an attractive young teacher in a small town in the Po valley disturbs the drowsy life of the place, leading eventually to a murder.

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  • 1989
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    Marrakech Express

    Marrakech Express

    7.3 1989 HD

    After a mysterious girl tells Marco that her boyfriend — and estranged longtime friend of his — Rudy has been arrested in Morocco, he and...

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  • 1989
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    Marrakech Express

    Marrakech Express

    7.3 1989 HD

    After a mysterious girl tells Marco that her boyfriend — and estranged longtime friend of his — Rudy has been arrested in Morocco, he and...

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  • 1996
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    Vesna Goes Fast

    Vesna Goes Fast

    6.3 1996 HD

    Czech immigrant Vesna arrives in Italy and is forced into casual prostitution by poverty. The encounter with a kind construction worker could help...

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  • 1996
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    Vesna Goes Fast

    Vesna Goes Fast

    6.3 1996 HD

    Czech immigrant Vesna arrives in Italy and is forced into casual prostitution by poverty. The encounter with a kind construction worker could help...

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  • 1994
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    Il toro

    Il toro

    6.6 1994 HD

    After being fired from his bull breeding job without proper compensation, Franco steals a world-class bull from his former employer and smuggles it...

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  • 2002
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    Ritratti: Luigi Meneghello

    Ritratti: Luigi Meneghello

    1 2002 HD

    Marco Paolini interviews Luigi Meneghello about growing up under fascism, his involvement with the Italian resistance movement, his later self-exile,...

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  • 1989
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    Il prete bello

    Il prete bello

    1 1989 HD

    In 1939 Vicenza, a young petty thief befriends the local priest. Based on the novel by Goffredo Parise.

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  • 2014
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    La sedia della felicità

    La sedia della felicità

    5.6 2014 HD

    Dino craft practice tattoos, Bruna is a beautician; their studies are facing each other. They learn of a mysterious treasure hidden in a chair that...

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  • 2014
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    La sedia della felicità

    La sedia della felicità

    5.6 2014 HD

    Dino craft practice tattoos, Bruna is a beautician; their studies are facing each other. They learn of a mysterious treasure hidden in a chair that...

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  • 1987
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    Notte italiana

    Notte italiana

    6.8 1987 HD

    Otello Morsiani, a north-eastern-italian lawyer, takes the job of estimating land holdings on the Po Delta, which are intended to be expropriated to...

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  • 1992
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    Un'altra vita

    Un'altra vita

    6.5 1992 HD

    Saverio, a dentist, comes out as naive as usual while he falls in love with Alia, a Russian immigrant he met in Rome. He must now deal with issues a...

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  • 2012
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    Sei Venezia

    Sei Venezia

    1 2012 HD

    What is the "feeling" of a city? Is it the roads, the light that illuminates them, the people that live there and their stories? It's all these...

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  • 2004
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    An Italian Romance

    An Italian Romance

    5.2 2004 HD

    Giovanni, a married man with a child, meets on a train Maria, a former lover.

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  • 2007
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    The Right Distance

    The Right Distance

    6.9 2007 HD

    The arrival of an attractive young teacher in a small town in the Po valley disturbs the drowsy life of the place, leading eventually to a murder.

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  • 2004
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    An Italian Romance

    An Italian Romance

    5.2 2004 HD

    Giovanni, a married man with a child, meets on a train Maria, a former lover.

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  • 2007
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    The Right Distance

    The Right Distance

    6.9 2007 HD

    The arrival of an attractive young teacher in a small town in the Po valley disturbs the drowsy life of the place, leading eventually to a murder.

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  • 2010
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    La passione

    La passione

    6.4 2010 HD

    To avoid being sued, a film director reluctantly agrees to set up and direct the Good Friday celebrations in a small Tuscan town.

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  • 2010
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    La passione

    La passione

    6.4 2010 HD

    To avoid being sued, a film director reluctantly agrees to set up and direct the Good Friday celebrations in a small Tuscan town.

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  • 2012
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    Sei Venezia

    Sei Venezia

    1 2012 HD

    What is the "feeling" of a city? Is it the roads, the light that illuminates them, the people that live there and their stories? It's all these...

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  • 1987
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    Notte italiana

    Notte italiana

    6.8 1987 HD

    Otello Morsiani, a north-eastern-italian lawyer, takes the job of estimating land holdings on the Po Delta, which are intended to be expropriated to...

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  • 1987
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    Notte italiana

    Notte italiana

    6.8 1987 HD

    Otello Morsiani, a north-eastern-italian lawyer, takes the job of estimating land holdings on the Po Delta, which are intended to be expropriated to...

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  • 1988
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    It's Happening Tomorrow

    It's Happening Tomorrow

    5.6 1988 HD

    1848, Tuscan countryside. Edo and Lupo are two peasants running away after having robbed their boss. Chased by mercenaries, they'll meet bandits,...

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  • 1992
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    Un'altra vita

    Un'altra vita

    6.5 1992 HD

    Saverio, a dentist, comes out as naive as usual while he falls in love with Alia, a Russian immigrant he met in Rome. He must now deal with issues a...

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  • 1992
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    Un'altra vita

    Un'altra vita

    6.5 1992 HD

    Saverio, a dentist, comes out as naive as usual while he falls in love with Alia, a Russian immigrant he met in Rome. He must now deal with issues a...

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  • 1994
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    Il toro

    Il toro

    6.6 1994 HD

    After being fired from his bull breeding job without proper compensation, Franco steals a world-class bull from his former employer and smuggles it...

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  • 1996
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    Vesna Goes Fast

    Vesna Goes Fast

    6.3 1996 HD

    Czech immigrant Vesna arrives in Italy and is forced into casual prostitution by poverty. The encounter with a kind construction worker could help...

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  • 1998
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    L'estate di Davide

    L'estate di Davide

    7 1998 HD

    At 19, David has his diploma (the first in his family), a job at a car wash, and little else. His family is broke and argues constantly. So,...

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  • 1998
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    L'estate di Davide

    L'estate di Davide

    7 1998 HD

    At 19, David has his diploma (the first in his family), a job at a car wash, and little else. His family is broke and argues constantly. So,...

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  • 2000
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    Holy Tongue

    Holy Tongue

    6.3 2000 HD

    Two deadbeat friends see the opportunity of turning their fortune around after they come into possession of a precious stolen relic, the tongue of...

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  • 2000
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    Holy Tongue

    Holy Tongue

    6.3 2000 HD

    Two deadbeat friends see the opportunity of turning their fortune around after they come into possession of a precious stolen relic, the tongue of...

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  • 2002
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    A cavallo della tigre

    A cavallo della tigre

    5.3 2002 HD

    Plagued by financial problems, ne'er-do-well Guido ends up in jail after faking an armed robbery at his workplace. A year later, just a few days...

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  • 2002
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    A cavallo della tigre

    A cavallo della tigre

    5.3 2002 HD

    Plagued by financial problems, ne'er-do-well Guido ends up in jail after faking an armed robbery at his workplace. A year later, just a few days...

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  • 2012
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    Medici con l'Africa

    Medici con l'Africa

    1 2012 HD

    Documentary about Medici con l'Africa CUAMM, one of Italy's foremost humanitarian NGOs to operate in Africa.

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  • 2012
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    Medici con l'Africa

    Medici con l'Africa

    1 2012 HD

    Documentary about Medici con l'Africa CUAMM, one of Italy's foremost humanitarian NGOs to operate in Africa.

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  • 1994
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    Il toro

    Il toro

    6.6 1994 HD

    After being fired from his bull breeding job without proper compensation, Franco steals a world-class bull from his former employer and smuggles it...

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  • 1998
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    L'estate di Davide

    L'estate di Davide

    7 1998 HD

    At 19, David has his diploma (the first in his family), a job at a car wash, and little else. His family is broke and argues constantly. So,...

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  • 1994
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    The Only Country In The World

    The Only Country In The World

    1 1994 HD

    Anthology short film with segments by nine directors against Silvio Berlusconi and its Forza Italia party — released ahead of the 1994 Italian...

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  • 1999
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    Ritratti: Mario Rigoni Stern

    Ritratti: Mario Rigoni Stern

    1 1999 HD

    Marco Paolini interviews Mario Rigoni Stern about—among other things—his well-known experience as a soldier on the Eastern front during...

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  • 2000
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    Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto

    Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto

    1 2000 HD

    Marco Paolini discusses with poet Andrea Zanzotto about nature, history and language.

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  • 2012
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    Sei Venezia

    Sei Venezia

    1 2012 HD

    What is the "feeling" of a city? Is it the roads, the light that illuminates them, the people that live there and their stories? It's all these...

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  • 1983
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    Vagabondi

    Vagabondi

    1 1983 HD

    A self-produced road movie.

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