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Home/People/Gianni Canova
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Born
Feb 16, 1954
Age 72
Place of Birth
Castione della Presolana, Lombardia, Italy
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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Gianni Canova

Acting

Biography
Gianni Canova is one of Italy's most important and famous film critics. He's known for creating and directing film magazines like "Duel" and "Duellanti". He wrote cinema essays for a number of journals like Rolling Stone, Vogue, Segnocinema, Corriere della Sera, La Voce, Il Sole 24 Ore. He worked in television on MTV, Telepiù, Netsystem, My-TV and he's a TV host for Sky Cinema. Meanwhile he's a professor of cinema at IULM University both in the bachelor's degrees and the master's degrees, since 2018 he's also the dean of the university. In the past he taught cinema at "Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia" and Università Bocconi. He's also part of the council of MiBACT (italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities) and from 2002 to 2014 he was the curator of several multi-medial exhibitions, mostly at the "Triennale di Milano".
Attitudini: Nessuna poster

Attitudini: Nessuna

as Sé stesso
2025
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About Max

Cast
2019
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Goodbye Marilyn

as Journalist (voice)
2018
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Those I met may not have seen me

as Self
2016
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Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage

Cast
2016
Burning Love poster

Burning Love

as Self
2015
The Day of the Two Holy Popes poster

The Day of the Two Holy Popes

Cast
2015
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27 aprile Racconto di un evento

as Self
2014
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La visione romantica

Cast
2014
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Istintobrass

as Self
2013
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Scerbanenco Noir

as Self
2004
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Like Life - Private Stories of Italian Film Critics

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