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Nancy Laura Savoca (born July 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life and education. Nancy Laura Savoca was born in 1959 in the Bronx, New York, to Argentine and Sicilian immigrants Maria Elvira and Carlos Savoca, respectively. She attended local schools.
Nancy Savoca is an American director, writer and producer of Italian and Argentine descent. She is known for her films True Love, Dogfight, Household Saints and If These Walls Could Talk, among others.
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Jan 3, 2024 · Female Filmmakers in Focus: Nancy Savoca on Household Saints | Interviews | Roger Ebert. The director of the 1993 film based on Francine Prose's novel talks about the restoration process, the themes of spirituality and family, and her career.
Nancy Savoca: True Love Stories. The 20th Century Italian-American experience through a female gaze. As a new generation discovers the iconic works of film and television that spotlighted the Italian-American experience in the 20th century—think The Sopranos, Moonstruck, Saturday Night Fever, The Godfather, Scorsese—a retrospective of a ...
The Oscar-winning filmmaker reflects on the challenges and rewards of making the 1991 period drama, which is now enjoying a new restoration from Criterion. She shares her memories of working with the late star and his co-star, and how the film resonates with audiences today.
(Originally Live Streamed on 9/17/2020) Writer-Director Nancy Savoca’s debut film, TRUE LOVE, won the Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and was nomin...
Jan 12, 2024 · The director of the 1993 indie gem recounts how she found a print of her movie after years of searching and shares her memories of working with Vincent D'Onofrio and Lili Taylor. 'Household Saints' is a multigenerational story about an Italian Catholic family in New York City.
