Gabriele Muccino

The Profile

Gabriele Muccino is an Italian film director and screenwriter known for contemporary relationship dramas such as L'Ultimo Bacio and Ricordati di Me and for his Hollywood collaborations The Pursuit of Happyness and Seven Pounds starring Will Smith.

Recurring themes include couples in crisis, family fractures, and coming‑of‑age; frequent collaborators include Stefano Accorsi, Pierfrancesco Favino, and Will Smith.

A mixed bag of eight reviews skewer and celebrate Muccino in equal measure. The Will Smith era is tagged as glossy tearjerker territory, while the Italian ensemble dramas draw fire for clichés but also earn strong praise for Gli anni più belli. Recurring themes: couples in crisis, bourgeois families, and stubborn adolescence. Overall verdict: divisive, talk-worthy filmmaking.