Silvio Soldini (b. Milan, Italy) made his directorial debut with the short film Drimage (1982), followed by the award-winning medium-length Paesaggio con figure (1983) and Giulia in ottobre (1985). Voci celate (1986) was his first documentary, followed by La fabbrica sospesa (1987), Musiche bruciano (1991), Frammenti di una storia tra cinema e periferia (1995), Made in Lombardia (1996), Casa cose città (1997), Il futuro alle spalle - Voci da un'età inquieta (1998), Rom Tour (1999), presentated at CinemAmbiente. His first feature, L'aria serena dell'Ovest (1990), earned him critical and public acclaim, as did Un'anima divisa in due (1993), Le acrobate (1993), Pane e tulipani (2000), his international breakthrough, Brucio nel vento (2002), Agata e la tempesta (2004) and Giorni e nuvole (2007).
