Gianluigi Braschi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian film producer
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Place of Birth: Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
About Gianluigi Braschi
- Gianluigi Braschi (2 July 1963 – 23 October 2008) was an Italian film producer. He was born in Cesena, Italy on 2 July 1963.
- He was the brother of actress Nicoletta Braschi, who married Roberto Benigni so he worked frequently with him in comedy films.
- He began working as a production assistant on Johnny Stecchino (1991).
- In 1994 he formed Melampo Cinematographic production house along his sister and brother-in-law.
- He continued to work with Benigni in Il mostro (1994), Pinocchio (2002) and The Tiger and the Snow (2005).He co-produced the hugely successful film Life Is Beautiful (1997) with Elda Ferri, for which they both received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
- The film also earned them a David di Donatello for Best Producer, as well as a European Film Award for Best Film.He died on 23 October 2008 after a long illness aged 45.
- The funeral was in Cesena on 25 October at convento delle Clarisse.
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