Alice Rohrwacher
Alice Rohrwacher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 December 1980 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Writer |
Alice Rohrwacher (born 29 December 1980) is an Italian film director and screenwriter
Biography
Alice Rohrwacher was born in Fiesole, in Tuscany, from Italian mother and German father. She spent her youth in the city of Castel Giorgio, where her mother was born and his father Reinhard worked as a beekeeper. She's the sister of the Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher. She studied literature and philosophy at the University of Turin and she specialized in screenwriting at the Holden School of Turin.
Her first experience in filmmaking was in 2006, when directing a part of the Italian documentary Checosamanca.
In 2011 she directed her first feature film Heavenly Body, which premiered at the Directors' Fortnight during the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and critically acclaimed.
Her second feature film, Le meraviglie, will be in competion for the Palme d'Or a the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
Filmography
- Heavenly Body (2011)
- Le meraviglie (2014)