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Paolo Costella(I)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Paolo Costella
Paolo Costella was born in Genoa, Italy. He is a writer and director, known for "La Carne" (1991), "Pier Paolo Pasolini e la ragione di un sogno" (2002), "Perfetti Sconosciuti" (2016), "A casa tutti bene" (2018), "Gli anni più belli" (2020), "Per tutta la vita" (2021), "Supereroi" (2021), "L'ordine del tempo".
BornFebruary 19, 1964
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BornFebruary 19, 1964
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Giuseppe Battiston, Marco Giallini, Edoardo Leo, Valerio Mastandrea, Kasia Smutniak, Anna Foglietta, and Alba Rohrwacher in Perfect Strangers (2016)
    Perfect Strangers
    7.7
    • Writer
    • 2016
    There's No Place Like Home (2018)
    There's No Place Like Home
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 2018
    The Order of Time (2023)
    The Order of Time
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 2023
    Madly (2025)
    Madly
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Perfeitos Desconhecidos
      • based on the movie written by
      • Completed
      • 2025



    • Madly (2025)
      Madly
      6.9
      • screenplay
      • 2025
    • Storia di una notte (2024)
      Storia di una notte
      5.6
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Here Now (2024)
      Here Now
      4.9
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • The Order of Time (2023)
      The Order of Time
      5.1
      • screenplay
      • 2023
    • Margherita Buy, Valerio Mastandrea, Toni Servillo, Gabriele Cristini, and Sara Serraiocco in The First Day of My Life (2023)
      The First Day of My Life
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2023
    • Claudio Bisio, Vittoria Puccini, Valentina Lodovini, and Vinicio Marchioni in Vicini di casa (2022)
      Vicini di casa
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Marco Giallini and Denise Tantucci in Il Principe di Roma (2022)
      Il Principe di Roma
      5.8
      • screenplay
      • 2022
    • Perfect Strangers (2022)
      Perfect Strangers
      5.8
      • based on the movie written by
      • 2022
    • Jasmine Trinca and Alessandro Borghi in Supereroi (2021)
      Supereroi
      6.7
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Ambra Angiolini, Luca Bizzarri, Claudia Gerini, Paolo Kessisoglu, Filippo Nigro, Claudia Pandolfi, Fabio Volo, and Carolina Crescentini in Per tutta la vita (2021)
      Per tutta la vita
      5.6
      • story
      • 2021
    • Martin Hofmann, Klára Issová, Tomas Mastalir, Tatiana Pauhofová, Tomás Mechácek, Petra Polnisová, and Svato Malachovský in Známi neznámi (2021)
      Známi neznámi
      6.3
      • original screenplay "Perfetti sconosciuti"
      • 2021
    • Paolo Genovese, Catia Maria Tanase, Malin Cristache, Adrian Stefan, Gabriel Rauta, Octavian Strunila, Alexandru Conovaru, Leonid Doni, Anca Dumitra, Mircea Lacatus, Andreea Gramosteanu, Stefan Hillerin, Ada Gales, and Zoran Simulov in Perfect Strangers (2021)
      Perfect Strangers
      7.8
      • based on the film written by
      • 2021
    • Tutta colpa di Freud (2021)
      Tutta colpa di Freud
      6.6
      TV Series
      • story
      • 2021
    • Hong-Anh, Vi Van Hua, Thai Hoa, Trang Thu, Kieu Minh Tuan, Duc Thinh, and Kaity Nguyen in Blood Moon Party (2020)
      Blood Moon Party
      7.4
      • original screenplay
      • 2020
    • The Best Years (2020)
      The Best Years
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2020

    Director



    • Claudio Bisio, Margherita Buy, Claudio Santamaria, Ludovica Francesconi, and Valentina Lodovini in Una terapia di gruppo (2024)
      Una terapia di gruppo
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Storia di una notte (2024)
      Storia di una notte
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Claudio Bisio, Vittoria Puccini, Valentina Lodovini, and Vinicio Marchioni in Vicini di casa (2022)
      Vicini di casa
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Ambra Angiolini, Luca Bizzarri, Claudia Gerini, Paolo Kessisoglu, Filippo Nigro, Claudia Pandolfi, Fabio Volo, and Carolina Crescentini in Per tutta la vita (2021)
      Per tutta la vita
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Massimo Boldi, Biagio Izzo, Enzo Salvi, Barbara Tabita, and Fatima Trotta in Matrimonio al Sud (2015)
      Matrimonio al Sud
      3.3
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Astrolabe
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Natale a 4 zampe (2012)
      Natale a 4 zampe
      4.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Baciato dalla fortuna (2011)
      Baciato dalla fortuna
      4.8
      • Director
      • 2011
    • A Natale mi sposo (2010)
      A Natale mi sposo
      3.8
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Massimo Boldi and Barbara De Rossi in Fratelli Benvenuti (2010)
      Fratelli Benvenuti
      4.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • La libertà di Jaana
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Tre uomini senza una gamba
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Pier Paolo Pasolini e la ragione di un sogno (2002)
      Pier Paolo Pasolini e la ragione di un sogno
      6.8
      • co-director
      • 2002
    • Amore con la S maiuscola (2002)
      Amore con la S maiuscola
      4.7
      • Director
      • 2002
    • L'amore era una cosa meravigliosa
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Athina Cenci and Angela Finocchiaro in Dio vede e provvede (1996)
      Dio vede e provvede
      5.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1996
    • Miracolo italiano (1994)
      Miracolo italiano
      4.5
      • assistant director
      • 1994
    • Ricky & Barabba (1992)
      Ricky & Barabba
      5.6
      • assistant director
      • 1992
    • Ornella Muti, Massimo Boldi, Christian De Sica, Nino Frassica, Ezio Greggio, and Alberto Sordi in Vacanze di Natale '91 (1991)
      Vacanze di Natale '91
      4.4
      • assistant director
      • 1991
    • Il conte Max (1991)
      Il conte Max
      4.4
      • first assistant director
      • 1991
    • The Flesh (1991)
      The Flesh
      5.5
      • assistant director
      • 1991
    • The House of Smiles (1991)
      The House of Smiles
      6.5
      • assistant director
      • 1991
    • Faccione (1991)
      Faccione
      4.7
      • assistant director
      • 1991
    • Una botta di vita (1988)
      Una botta di vita
      5.7
      • assistant director
      • 1988
    • Bye Bye Baby (1988)
      Bye Bye Baby
      3.4
      • assistant director
      • 1988
    • Bellifreschi (1987)
      Bellifreschi
      4.7
      • assistant director
      • 1987
    • I due carabinieri (1984)
      I due carabinieri
      6.0
      • second assistant director
      • 1984

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      • February 19, 1964
      • Genoa, Liguria, Italy

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