Pietro Contento Castellitto (born 16 December 1991) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter, son of actor and director Sergio Castellitto and Italian-Irish writer Margaret Mazzantini.[1]
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 Pietro Castellitto in 2020 | |
| Born | Pietro Contento Castellitto 16 December 1991 |
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| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Parent(s) | Sergio Castellitto Margaret Mazzantini |
| Relatives | Carlo Mazzantini (grandfather) Anne Donnelly (grandmother) Giselda Volodi (aunt) |
Biography
editCastellitto began his acting career in the early 2000s, in films directed by his father, such as Don't Move.
In 2020, Castellitto presented his directorial debut, The Predators, at the Horizons section of the 77th Venice Film Festival,[2] where he received the Best Screenplay Award.[3]
Partial filmography
editActor
edit| Year | Title | Director | Role |
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| 2004 | Don't Move | Sergio Castellitto | Young Timoteo |
| 2012 | Twice Born | Sergio Castellitto | Pietro |
| 2018 | La profezia dell'armadillo | Emanuele Scaringi | Secco |
| 2020 | The Predators | Pietro Castellitto | Federico |
| Freaks Out | Gabriele Mainetti | Cencio | |
| 2022 | Robbing Mussolini | Renato De Maria | Pietro Lamberti / Isola |
| 2023 | Enea | Pietro Castellitto | Enea |
Director
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2020 | The Predators | World Premiere at the Horizons section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival |
| 2023 | Enea | World Premiere at the main competition of the 80th Venice International Film Festival |
References
edit- ^ "Pietro Castellitto: "Volevo solo fare film"". Vanity Fair. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Intervista a Pietro Castellitto: "I miei Predatori nati dal fallimento come attore"". The Huffington Post. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Venezia, Pietro Castellitto vince per sceneggiatura a Orizzonti". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.