On the occasion of Filming Italy Los Angeles, Director and writer Gabriele Muccino, presents LA VITA ADDOSSO Io, il cinema e tutto il resto. Un’autobiografia (UTET 2021). In conversation with Gian Maria Annovi, Associate Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California.
An autobiographical book written in the form of an interview with journalist Gabriele Niola, La vita addosso recounts the most significant moments of Muccino’s film career, amusing anecdotes about his encounters with great stars such as Al Pacino, Tom Cruise, Madonna, and Sean Connery, but also the most painful and personal events of his life.
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Gabriele Muccino was born in Rome and made his directorial debut in 1998 with “Ecco fatto”, followed by “But Forever in My Mind” (Come te nessuno mai) in 1999. “The Last Kiss” (L'ultimo bacio), a national blockbuster and winner of the 2001 David di Donatello Award for Best Director, was his international launching pad: it won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002 and was listed by Entertainment Weekly among the top 10 movies of the year. After directing “Remember Me, My Love” (Ricordati di me), winner of the 2003 Nastro d'Argento for best screenplay, in 2006 he landed in Hollywood to direct “The Pursuit of Happiness”. The film earned actor Will Smith an Oscar nomination and grossed 300 million dollars worldwide. Again starring Will Smith, Muccino later made “Seven Pounds”. He also directed “Playing for keeps” with Gerard Butler and “Fathers and daughters” with Russell Crowe in the United States. In 2016 he returned to Italy with “Summertime” (L'estate addosso), followed by “There's No Place Like Home” (A casa tutti bene, 2018) and “The Best Years” (Gli anni più belli, 2020). From “There's No Place Like Home” he derived his first TV series, entirely directed by him and available on Sky.
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Gian Maria Annovi is Associate Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California. He studied Philosophy and Contemporary Italian Literature at the University of Bologna and then received his PhD in Italian Studies from Columbia University with a dissertation on writer and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini. Gian Maria is the editor of four volumes and the author of numerous book chapters and articles on Italian poetry, the Italian Neo-avant-garde, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. His book "Pier Paolo Pasolini: Performing Authorship" (Columbia University Press) received the International Flaiano Prize for Italian Studies. Gian Maria's main interests include twentieth century Italian literature, cinema and visual arts. He also has a strong interest in critical thought, specifically in the areas of psychoanalytic theory, cultural studies, and gender and sexuality studies.

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