Critics describe Luca Guadagnino movies as visually stunning. Be it I Am Love (2009), A Bigger Splash (2015), the Academy Award-winning film Call Me by Your Name (2017), Suspiria (2018), feature documentary Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams (2020). Bones and All (2022) won Guadagnino the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival 2022. He made his TV debut with the HBO drama series We Are Who We Are (2020), which he created, directed, wrote, and produced. His film Challengers starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor, releases in April 2024, and currently he is in the post-production of his next feature based on William S. Burroughs’ novel Queer.
One of the key highlights of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival this year is going to be the masterclasses by these two veterans. India loves their work, and they are an inspiration for established as well as budding filmmakers across the world.
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