Ivano De Matteo

Directing

Ivano De Matteo

Born

1966-01-22 (60)

Place of birth

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Known for

Directing

Credits

39 titles

Known for

Romanzo Criminale: The Series poster
8.3

Love, business, anxieties, friendships, feuds, and resentments paint the picture of the main story, that of a group of criminals who for nearly fifteen years, from 1977 to 1992, cherished an illusion: that of conquering Rome. The Lebanese, Freddo, Dandi, Patrizia, and Commissioner Scialoja are some of the characters inspired by the true story of the Magliana gang. As stated by Aldo Grasso, the first season of the series gives more space to the crime scene, that is, the criminal exploits of the Magliana gang, while the second season delves deeper into the "behind the scenes" of the crime: thus, the gang's repositioning after a key plot event, and the effects and questions this has provoked in the protagonists' consciences.

Romanzo Criminale: The Series

2008

The Dinner poster
6.3

Story about two brothers and their wives, and the interactions between them and their two high school age children. When the kids get into serious trouble together, how will the parents relationships change with and among each other? Will the parents protect the kids or force them to face the consequences of their actions?

The Dinner

2014

Houseguests poster
6.0

A sudden tragedy hits a wealthy middle-class family from North-East Italy. Tensions, hidden secrets and small hypocrisies emerge.

Houseguests

2020

A Daughter poster
6.4

A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his daughter with love and dedication, in an all-encompassing relationship in which one heals the other's wounds through his own. When, after a few years, he tries to start a new life with a new partner, not everything will go as hoped: his daughter's reaction will be exaggerated and Pietro will be put to the test. He will find himself struggling between anger and paternal instinct.

A Daughter

2025

Balancing Act poster
6.7

Giulio suddenly finds himself having to change his life when his wife, after discovering his betrayal, asks for a separation and, suddenly, the reality around him is no longer the same. Forty years old and father of two children, Giulio is forced by circumstances to say goodbye to family and economic well-being and to study new solutions in order to stay afloat and not drown in a new poverty made of double rents and double bills to pay, solitary lunches in fourth-rate restaurants, children's wishes not to be ignored and creditors to hide from.

Balancing Act

2012

Mia poster
7.1

The story of a small, simple and happy family in which a boy, a manipulator, violently enters, which distorts the life of this wonderful fifteen-year-old and makes her a nightmare.

Mia

2023

Film credits

2020s · 2 titles

2000s · 5 titles

Ultimo stadio poster
9.0

The Champions League Final, on 31st May 2001, in Rome. A football match unites men that have nothing in common with each other. The stadium becomes a modern Greek theatre, where five dramas touch one another, only to fade away in a few minutes. The main characters are, Simone, Alice, Gabriele, Pietro and Achille, all different types of people, of different ages, all looking for a place to find some peace and quiet, a taste of happiness and love, as well as someone to trust in. At the last stage people laugh, but there is always a bitter note to their laughter. And their laughter is louder and more satisfying the greater their adversity. Indeed, in the end, there is always a reason to go on, a final stage from which to rise.

Ultimo stadio

2002

Light of My Eyes poster
6.7

Antonio is a fallen angel, a rootless chauffeur who relates only to the lonely heroes in the science fiction novels he grew up with. Only through a chance meeting with Maria, a woman struggling to hold onto her daughter and her business, does he discover a hope that's been in his detached existence.

Light of My Eyes

2001

Maximum Velocity (V-Max) poster
5.8

In search of purpose, 17-year-old Claudio helps easygoing mechanic Stefano build a car capable of winning a street race that could solve his financial problems, but gets himself involved with the latter's former girlfriend.

Maximum Velocity (V-Max)

2002

People of Rome poster
6.3

Cameras follow the citizens of Rome as they go about their days and traverse the city. At dawn, a man leaves home and takes the bus, while a group of Chinese people do morning yoga exercises.

People of Rome

2003

Rino Gaetano - Ma il cielo è sempre più blu poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Rino Gaetano - Ma il cielo è sempre più blu

2007

Series credits

Behind the camera

The Dinner poster
6.3

Story about two brothers and their wives, and the interactions between them and their two high school age children. When the kids get into serious trouble together, how will the parents relationships change with and among each other? Will the parents protect the kids or force them to face the consequences of their actions?

The Dinner

2014

The Dinner poster
6.3

Story about two brothers and their wives, and the interactions between them and their two high school age children. When the kids get into serious trouble together, how will the parents relationships change with and among each other? Will the parents protect the kids or force them to face the consequences of their actions?

The Dinner

2014

Houseguests poster
6.0

A sudden tragedy hits a wealthy middle-class family from North-East Italy. Tensions, hidden secrets and small hypocrisies emerge.

Houseguests

2020

Houseguests poster
6.0

A sudden tragedy hits a wealthy middle-class family from North-East Italy. Tensions, hidden secrets and small hypocrisies emerge.

Houseguests

2020

A Daughter poster
6.4

A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his daughter with love and dedication, in an all-encompassing relationship in which one heals the other's wounds through his own. When, after a few years, he tries to start a new life with a new partner, not everything will go as hoped: his daughter's reaction will be exaggerated and Pietro will be put to the test. He will find himself struggling between anger and paternal instinct.

A Daughter

2025

A Daughter poster
6.4

A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his daughter with love and dedication, in an all-encompassing relationship in which one heals the other's wounds through his own. When, after a few years, he tries to start a new life with a new partner, not everything will go as hoped: his daughter's reaction will be exaggerated and Pietro will be put to the test. He will find himself struggling between anger and paternal instinct.

A Daughter

2025

A Daughter poster
6.4

A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his daughter with love and dedication, in an all-encompassing relationship in which one heals the other's wounds through his own. When, after a few years, he tries to start a new life with a new partner, not everything will go as hoped: his daughter's reaction will be exaggerated and Pietro will be put to the test. He will find himself struggling between anger and paternal instinct.

A Daughter

2025

Balancing Act poster
6.7

Giulio suddenly finds himself having to change his life when his wife, after discovering his betrayal, asks for a separation and, suddenly, the reality around him is no longer the same. Forty years old and father of two children, Giulio is forced by circumstances to say goodbye to family and economic well-being and to study new solutions in order to stay afloat and not drown in a new poverty made of double rents and double bills to pay, solitary lunches in fourth-rate restaurants, children's wishes not to be ignored and creditors to hide from.

Balancing Act

2012

Balancing Act poster
6.7

Giulio suddenly finds himself having to change his life when his wife, after discovering his betrayal, asks for a separation and, suddenly, the reality around him is no longer the same. Forty years old and father of two children, Giulio is forced by circumstances to say goodbye to family and economic well-being and to study new solutions in order to stay afloat and not drown in a new poverty made of double rents and double bills to pay, solitary lunches in fourth-rate restaurants, children's wishes not to be ignored and creditors to hide from.

Balancing Act

2012

Balancing Act poster
6.7

Giulio suddenly finds himself having to change his life when his wife, after discovering his betrayal, asks for a separation and, suddenly, the reality around him is no longer the same. Forty years old and father of two children, Giulio is forced by circumstances to say goodbye to family and economic well-being and to study new solutions in order to stay afloat and not drown in a new poverty made of double rents and double bills to pay, solitary lunches in fourth-rate restaurants, children's wishes not to be ignored and creditors to hide from.

Balancing Act

2012

Mia poster
7.1

The story of a small, simple and happy family in which a boy, a manipulator, violently enters, which distorts the life of this wonderful fifteen-year-old and makes her a nightmare.

Mia

2023

Mia poster
7.1

The story of a small, simple and happy family in which a boy, a manipulator, violently enters, which distorts the life of this wonderful fifteen-year-old and makes her a nightmare.

Mia

2023

Ultimo stadio poster
9.0

The Champions League Final, on 31st May 2001, in Rome. A football match unites men that have nothing in common with each other. The stadium becomes a modern Greek theatre, where five dramas touch one another, only to fade away in a few minutes. The main characters are, Simone, Alice, Gabriele, Pietro and Achille, all different types of people, of different ages, all looking for a place to find some peace and quiet, a taste of happiness and love, as well as someone to trust in. At the last stage people laugh, but there is always a bitter note to their laughter. And their laughter is louder and more satisfying the greater their adversity. Indeed, in the end, there is always a reason to go on, a final stage from which to rise.

Ultimo stadio

2002

Beautiful People poster
6.2

Alfredo and Susanna are two well-off fifty-year-olds who lead a stimulating cultural life. He is an architect and she is a psychologist; they live in Rome but spend their weekends at their country home in Umbria, where they love to spend their days walking in the forests or relaxing poolside with a good book. One day, as she goes into town, Susanna sees a girl prostituting herself in the bushes on the side of the road and decides to save her from her unhappy existence, despite the enormous differences that separate their ways of life.

Beautiful People

2009

La vita possibile poster
6.1

Anna and her son Valerio run away from a husband and a father who has destroyed the love of their family with beatings and anger. They seek refuge in Turin, with Carla, a lifelong friend, an actress and a woman who lives against the grain, who welcomes them, and with the example of her own experience, will show them the way to a just and possible rebirth.

La vita possibile

2016

La vita possibile poster
6.1

Anna and her son Valerio run away from a husband and a father who has destroyed the love of their family with beatings and anger. They seek refuge in Turin, with Carla, a lifelong friend, an actress and a woman who lives against the grain, who welcomes them, and with the example of her own experience, will show them the way to a just and possible rebirth.

La vita possibile

2016

La vita possibile poster
6.1

Anna and her son Valerio run away from a husband and a father who has destroyed the love of their family with beatings and anger. They seek refuge in Turin, with Carla, a lifelong friend, an actress and a woman who lives against the grain, who welcomes them, and with the example of her own experience, will show them the way to a just and possible rebirth.

La vita possibile

2016

All Human Rights for All poster
NR

Collective film for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with 30 directors each helming a segment about one of the 30 articles of the Declaration.

All Human Rights for All

2008

All Human Rights for All poster
NR

Collective film for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with 30 directors each helming a segment about one of the 30 articles of the Declaration.

All Human Rights for All

2008

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Grazie Tante!

1997

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Grazie Tante!

1997

Trastwest poster
NR

A man walks out of his house with two bananas hidden in his pockets, another one is practising thai chi in a deserted Rome. A man dressed in animal skins walks next to an electric wheelchair driven by an elegant old woman with platinum blond hair. Then a gypsy woman, card players, an acrobat, two strange lovers. A couple of nuns walk by while two curious characters play the harmonica. Their dogs sing and bark. Curious barmen come out of the San Calisto saloon. All waiting for the big duel. Seagulls circling like vultures. And then the two men meet. A glance, a shot, a siren. And the square returns to the red zone again, as if nothing had happened.

Trastwest

2021

Trastwest poster
NR

A man walks out of his house with two bananas hidden in his pockets, another one is practising thai chi in a deserted Rome. A man dressed in animal skins walks next to an electric wheelchair driven by an elegant old woman with platinum blond hair. Then a gypsy woman, card players, an acrobat, two strange lovers. A couple of nuns walk by while two curious characters play the harmonica. Their dogs sing and bark. Curious barmen come out of the San Calisto saloon. All waiting for the big duel. Seagulls circling like vultures. And then the two men meet. A glance, a shot, a siren. And the square returns to the red zone again, as if nothing had happened.

Trastwest

2021

No artwork available
NR

A Donatello award nominated short feature about four former prison inmates who are incarcerated in a small plexiglass prison cell erected in full view of the public then interviewed afterwards about the experience.

Codice a sbarre

2005

Barricata San Calisto poster
NR

a documentary about the story and characters of the Bar San Calisto - a famous bar located in the neighbourhood of trastevere in Rome.

Barricata San Calisto

2001