Franco Amurri Explained
| Franco Amurri |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Occupation: | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Spouse: | Heide Lund |
| Partner: | Susan Sarandon (1984–1988) |
| Children: | 3, including Eva |
| Parents: | Antonio Amurri (father) |
Franco Amurri (born 12 September 1958) is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter,[1] best known for directing films such as Da grande, which inspired the Tom Hanks film Big,[2] Monkey Trouble[3] and Flashback.[4]
His father was the author and television writer Antonio Amurri. He has a daughter, Eva Amurri, with actress Susan Sarandon.[5] He is married to Heide Lund, a sometime actress and producer with whom he has two children: son Leone and daughter Augusta. He also has two stepdaughters, Tallulah and Ruby, from Lund's previous marriage to Lord Antony Rufus Isaacs, son of Margot Rufus Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading.[6]
Filmography
Feature films
Television
- Il mio amico Babbo Natale (2005)
- Due imbroglioni e... mezzo! (2007)
- Due imbroglioni e... mezzo! – (miniseries) (2010)
- Love, Lights, Hanukkah! (2020) played the part of Giorgio
Notes and References
- News: Durbin . Karen . Franco Amurri – About This Person – Movies & TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103153033/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/582636/Franco-Amurri . dead . 3 November 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . 2012 . 24 December 2010.
- Web site: Cinema Italiano 2010: Master of Ceremonies and Jurors . https://web.archive.org/web/20100822172000/http://www.cinemaitalianoinhawaii.org/judges2.php . dead . 22 August 2010 . Cinema Italiano in Hawaii . 15 September 2011.
- News: MOVIE REVIEW: Monkey Shines in 'Trouble' . . 18 March 1994 . 24 December 2010 . Peter . Rainer.
- News: Film Review: Liberal Old vs. Conservative Young in 'Flashback'. Vincent Canby. Canby. Vincent. 2 February 1990. The New York Times. 29 January 2021. subscription.
- News: Susan's little girl to tie the knot. 13 December 2010. Independent Online. Cape Town.
- My Sibling Story. Happily Eva After. Eva. Amurri. 11 March 2019. 30 January 2021.
