Marco (born 15 January 1968) and Antonio Manetti (born 16 September 1970), collectively referred to as Manetti Bros., are Italian filmmakers, famous for their musical comedies.
Manetti Bros. | |
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 Antonio (left) and Marco (right) Manetti, at the 2017 Venice Film Festival | |
| Occupation(s) | Film directors, producers, screenwriters, cinematographers |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Marco Manetti | |
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| Born | 15 January 1968 |
Antonio Manetti | |
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| Born | 16 September 1970 |
Biography
editAfter having directed more than a hundred video clips, for singers such as Piotta, Alex Britti, Mietta, Mariella Nava and Max Pezzali[1] and after their first unfortunate experience behind the camera with Zora the Vampire, the Manetti Bros. direct a small-budget thriller film, set mostly in an elevator: Floor 17. Most of the cast of that film worked once again with the brothers on the TV series L'ispettore Coliandro, based on the stories by Carlo Lucarelli: the series is a success and has been renewed for seven seasons.[2]
In the 2010s the brothers directed their two most celebrated films, both set in Naples: Song'e Napule, a comical tribute to the 1970s poliziotteschi, screened at the 2013 Rome Film Festival,[3] and Love and Bullets, a musical comedy presented at the 2017 Venice Film Festival.[4] Both movies received critical acclaim and the latter won the David di Donatello Award for Best Picture.[5]
In 2020, they wrote and directed the film adaptation of comics series Diabolik, starring Luca Marinelli as the title character, and co-starring Miriam Leone and Valerio Mastandrea as Eva Kant and Inspector Ginko respectively.[6] The film was scheduled to be released on 31 December 2020,[7] and then postponed to 16 December 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.
Filmography
editFilm
edit- Zora the Vampire (2000)
- Floor 17 (2005)
- The Arrival of Wang (2011)
- Paura (2012)
- Song'e Napule (2013)
- Love and Bullets (2017)
- Diabolik (2021)
- Diabolik: Ginko Attacks! (2022)
- Diabolik: Who Are You? (2023)
- U.S. Palmese (2024)
TV series
edit- L'ispettore Coliandro (2006–2018)
- Inspector Rex (2014–2015)
References
edit- ^ "Marco e Antonio Manetti (Manetti Bros)". La Repubblica. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "L'Ispettore Coliandro tornerà presto: la settima stagione è ufficiale". hallofseries.com. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Song'e Napule: lo sguardo affettuoso dei Manetti Bros. su Napoli". La Repubblica. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "A Venezia i Manetti Bros con 'Ammore e malavita': applausi e risate al gangster-movie in musical". La Repubblica. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "David 2018 nel segno delle donne. Il miglior film è 'Ammore e malavita'". La Repubblica. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Martin Eden's lead will suit up in leather for a Diabolik remake". Little White Lies. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Diabolik con Luca Marinelli in sale il 31 dicembre" (in Italian). ANSA. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.