Alessandro D'Alatri ( born 24 February 1955 ) is an Italian film director , screenwriter and former actor . Born in Rome , as a teenager D'Alatri was active as a stage and film actor and worked with Luchino Visconti , Giorgio Strehler , Vittorio De Sica among others . In 1970s he decided to focus on directing , and after a long apprenticeship as a director of commercials , that led him to be awarded for best AD director at the 1987 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity , in 1991 he directed a first feature film , '' Americano rosso '' , for which he won the David di Donatello for Best New Director . The following '' No Skin '' was both a critical and a commercial success , and gave D'Alatri a David di Donatello , a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak d'oro for best screenplay . His 1998 film '' The Garden of Eden '' , an apocryphal history of Jesus , was entered into the main competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival
59th Venice International Film Festival
59th Venice International Film Festival
Alessandro D'Alatri