Brando De Sica

Brando De Sica is an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is a member of a prominent artistic Italian family of De Sica and Verdone, a grandson of Vittorio De Sica.

Brando De Sica
Born	1983 (age 41–42)
Nationality	Italian
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor, screenwriter

Biography

De Sica was born in Rome in 1983.^[1] He comes from a distinguished family of cinema stars and filmmakers: he is a son of Christian De Sica and Silvia Verdone [it], and a grandson of Vittorio De Sica, María Mercader, Mario Verdone [it]. De Sica's uncle Manuel De Sica was a composer, while his cousins Carlo and Luca Verdone [it] were film directors.^[2][3] He debuted on the big screen in 1993 in a small part in Anni 90: Parte II. In 1996, he played in A spasso nel tempo, followed by a 1997 sequel A spasso nel tempo - L'avventura continua, then 3, and 1998 Paparazzi. After these acting efforts, he moved to Los Angeles and studied film directing at the University of Southern California.^[4][5] There he directed a short The Man Who Wanted to Go to Mars (Italian: L'uomo che voleva andare su Marte) which convinced his parents to entrust him with directing a feature.^[6]

Upon return to Italy, in 2008, he directed his feature debut, Parlarmi di me, based on the 2006 Parlami di me (theatre play) [it] of the same name created by his father.^[6] He was an assistant director to Pupi Avati with A Second Childhood. De Sica's 2015 short L'errore was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. For L'errore, he was awarded with Nastro d'Argento as the Best Director, got the Best Advertising prize at the Diane Pernet ASVOFF festival, and was nominated for David di Donatello award.^[1]

In 2018, he released his sophomore feature, Amici come prima.^[7][8] In 2019, he worked as a sound designer on Matteo Garrone's Pinocchio which also brought De Sica a Donatello nomination and a Nastro d'Argento for Best Sound.^[1]

In 2021, he directed a campaign for Michael Kors where his stars were Naomie Harris and Bella Hadid.^[1]

In 2023, De Sica released the horror film Mimì: Prince of Darkness which was presented in Out of Competition section of the Locarno Film Festival.^[9][10] The film got positive critical reviews, won Best Cinematography award at the 2023 Sitges Film Festival and was nominated for Vespertilio Awards.^[11][12][13]

Filmography

Actor

Cinema

• Anni 90: Parte II, by Enrico Oldoini (1993)
• A spasso nel tempo, by Carlo Vanzina (1996)
• 3, by Christian De Sica (1996)
• A spasso nel tempo - L'avventura continua, by Carlo Vanzina (1997)
• Paparazzi, by Neri Parenti (1998)

TV

• Anni '60 (TV series) [it], by Carlo Vanzina – TV series (1999)
• Compagni di scuola (TV series) – TV series (2001)
• Attenti a quei tre (TV) [it], by Rossella Izzo – TV series (2004)

Director

• Parlami di me (theatre play) [it] (2008)
• Ora o mai – short (2013)
• La donna giusta – short (2014)
• L'errore – short (2015)
• Non senza di me – short (2016)
• Aria – short (2018)
• Amici come prima – uncredited (2018)
• Sono solo fantasmi – uncredited (2019)
• Mimì: Prince of Darkness (2023)

References

1. "Brando De Sica". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
2. "Il difficile rapporto padre figlio. Guarda Non senza di me, il corto di Brando De Sica" (in Italian). Wired. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
3. Volpe, Maria (May 2023). "I De Sica e la saga famigliare: il padre Vittorio, le due famiglie, Christian e il cognato Verdone". Corriere della sera. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
4. "Brando De Sica? Figlio (e nipote) super vip, ma atipico. Ha 35 anni: lo ritroviamo così" (in Italian). Caffeina Magazine. 6 August 2018.
5. "Boldi e De Sica "Amici come prima": ma non abbiamo mai litigato" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
6. Barcaro, Gabriele (24 October 2008). "Brando De Sica follows grandfather's footsteps". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
7. "Amici come prima". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
8. "'Amici come prima', Boldi e De Sica di nuovo insieme per il film di Natale" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
9. Kudláč, Martin (10 August 2023). "Review: Mimì – Prince of Darkness". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
10. "Mimì – Il principe delle tenebre". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
11. Pasquini, Mattia (15 October 2023). "Sitges 2023, anche il Mimì di Brando De Sica tra i premi di una edizione storica". Ciak Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
12. "Vespertilio Awards, ecco tutte le nomination della terza edizione". Tg24. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
13. Solari, Ilaria (2 August 2023). "Italian actors and directors in the spotlight at Locarno Film Festival 2023". Elle Italia. Retrieved 27 April 2024.