Franco Amurri

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]

Franco Amurri
Born (1958-09-12) 12 September 1958
Rome, Italy
OccupationFilm director, producer, screenwriter
Spouse(s)Heide Lund
Partner(s)Susan Sarandon (1984-1988)
Children3 including Eva
Parent(s)Antonio Amurri (father)

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

References
  1. Durbin, Karen. "Franco Amurri - About This Person - Movies & TV". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  2. "Cinema Italiano 2010: Master of Ceremonies and Jurors". Cinema Italiano in Hawaii. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  3. Rainer, Peter (18 March 1994). "MOVIE REVIEW: Monkey Shines in 'Trouble'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  4. Canby, Vincent (2 February 1990). "Film Review: Liberal Old vs. Conservative Young in 'Flashback'". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. "Susan's little girl to tie the knot". Independent Online. Cape Town. 13 December 2010.
  6. Amurri, Eva (11 March 2019). "My Sibling Story". Happily Eva After. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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