Alberto Barbera
Biography
Director of the Venice International Film Festival (1998–2002; 2011–), Torino Film Festival (1989–1998), and the National Museum of Cinema of Turin, Italy (2004–2016).
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Alberto Barbera
Welcome behind the scenes of Italian show business from the point of view of those in charge of managing the careers - and lives - of the stars: the agents. Lea, Gabriele, Vittorio and Elvira are the soul of CMA and they give their souls to it, ready for anything to make their stars shine. Managers, friends, confidants and psychologists: a good agent is all that and more. And they, each with their own style, are the best. Between hectic days and mundane nights, it's their personal lives that lose out -- but deep down they have too much fun to notice. With the departure of founder Claudio Maiorana, however, things will get a little more complicated.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Mostra President
A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Museum Director
A beautiful fugitive draws a shy film buff out of his shell while she hides in the museum — the cavernous interiors of the Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy — where he works as night watchman.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Sergio Castellitto's narration traces the history of 3D cinema, which began with cinema itself, through films from the early 1900s such as "L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat" by the Lumière brothers, to the great titles of the 1950s such as Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" and "The Creature from the Black Lagoon."