- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 10, 1971
- Place of Birth
- Palermo, Italy
Luca Guadagnino
Luca Guadagnino, born 10 August 1971, is an Italian film director and producer. His films are characterized by their emotional complexity, eroticism, and lavish visuals. He has received numerous accolades, including a Silver Lion, alongside nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards. Born in Palermo, Guadagnino spent part of his childhood in Ethiopia. However, the family returned to Italy to escape the Ethiopian Civil War. Guadagnino began his career directing short films and documentaries. He made his feature-film debut with The Protagonists (1999), the first of his many collaborations with actress Tilda Swinton. His follow-up, Melissa P. (2005), 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 Nam…
Filmography
movieKetticè
2026 · Producer
movieThe Death of Klinghoffer
2026 · Self, Director, Stage Director, Set Designer
movieAtropia
2025 · Producer
movieStile Alberto
2025 · Producer
movieAfter the Hunt
2025 · Director, Producer
movieCamaraderie
2025 · Director
movieNineteen
2025 · Producer
movieLuca Guadagnino: Projecting Desire
2025 · self
movieApril
2025 · Producer
movieQueer
2024 · Director, Producer
movieChallengers
2024 · Director, Producer, Songs
movieEnea
2024 · Producer
movieHoliday
2023 · Producer
movieThe Meatseller
2023 · Producer
tvGialappaShow
2023
movieBones and All
2022 · Producer, Director
movieWe Are Cinema
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieO Night Divine
2021 · Director, Producer
movieThe Home Front – A Journey in Italy with Domenico Quirico
2021 · Producer
movieSalvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams
2021 · Director
movieBeckett
2021 · Producer
Peter Del Monte e Luca Guadagnino: Un Incontro
moviePeter Del Monte e Luca Guadagnino: Un Incontro
2021
tvDirectors on Directors
2021 · Self
movieThe Truffle Hunters
2020 · Executive Producer
tvWe Are Who We Are
2020 · Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
movieFiori, Fiori, Fiori!
2020 · Director, Writer
movieThat Click
2019 · Self
moviePart Deux
2019 · Director
movieThe Staggering Girl
2019 · Director, Producer
movieSuspiria
2018 · Director, Producer
movieCall Me by Your Name
2017 · Director, Producer
tvQuotidien
2016 · Self - Guest
movieShadows from Within
2016 · Producer
movieA Bigger Splash
2015 · Director, Producer
movieAntonia
2015 · Producer
movieDior and I
2015 · self
movieThe Levitants
2015 · Thanks
movieA Rose Reborn
2014 · Producer
movieBelluscone: A Sicilian Story
2014 · Producer
movieWalking Stories
2013 · Director, Producer
movieMademoiselle C
2013 · Self
movieBertolucci on Bertolucci
2013 · Director, Producer
Magic Triangle
movieMagic Triangle
2013 · Producer
Adele's Dream
movieAdele's Dream
2013 · Producer
The Switch
movieThe Switch
2012 · Producer
movieThe Landlords
2012 · Producer
The Search
movieThe Search
2012 · Producer
movieInconscio Italiano
2011 · Director
movieDiarchy
2010 · Producer
movieI Am Love
2010 · Director, Story, Screenplay, Producer
movieMoments on the Set of I Am Love
2009 · Self
Pippo Delbono, You Have to Die: The Love Factory
moviePippo Delbono, You Have to Die: The Love Factory
2008 · Writer, Director
movieDiary of a Nymphomaniac
2008 · Writer
Delfinasia
movieDelfinasia
2007 · Producer
movieMelissa P.
2005 · Director, Writer, Screenplay, Story
Arto Lindsay, Forgive the Beauty: The Love Factory
movieArto Lindsay, Forgive the Beauty: The Love Factory
2004 · Writer, Director
movieCuoco Contadino
2004 · Director, Writer
movieThe Making of Lotus
2003 · Additional Camera, Director
movieDream Generation
2003 · Director
movieTilda Swinton: The Love Factory
2002 · Writer, Director
Rosso
movieRosso
2002 · Producer
Au revoir
movieAu revoir
2001 · Writer, Director
movieL'uomo risacca
2000 · Director
movieThe Protagonists
1999 · Self, Director, Screenplay, Story
movieQui
1997 · Director
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
Joie de Vivre
movieJoie de Vivre
— · Self, Director, Producer
Find Me
movieFind Me
— · Director
Leading Men
movieLeading Men
— · Producer, Director
movieSeparate Rooms
— · Director, Producer
Buddenbrooks
movieBuddenbrooks
— · Director, Producer
movieAmerican Psycho
— · Director, Producer
Bread and Milk
movieBread and Milk
— · Writer, Director
Afonso's Smile
movieAfonso's Smile
— · Producer
movieArtificial
— · Director, Producer
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
movieScotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
— · Director