Giovanni Veronesi

The Profile

Giovanni Veronesi (born 1962, Prato) is an Italian film director and screenwriter active since the late 1980s, known for the Manuale d’amore series and collaborations with Leonardo Pieraccioni.

Italian director-screenwriter from Tuscany; associated with comedy and romantic comedy; films include the Manuale d’amore trilogy, Il mio West, Italians, and Non è un paese per giovani; has worked with actors such as Robert De Niro, Monica Bellucci, Harvey Keitel, David Bowie, and Nino Frassica.

Three DeBaser reviews focus on Veronesi’s films with a distinctly critical tone. Manuale d’Amore 3 is faulted for weak episodes and casting. Il mio West is dismissed as a limp western pastiche despite a starry cast. Non è un paese per giovani is labeled a misfire with shallow writing and stereotypes.