Born in
Grosseto in 1961, Falaschi graduated in film history from the
University of Florence and began his career writing for several industry magazines, including
Segnocinema. He made his directorial debut in 1997 with "Furto con destrezza", a segment starring
Giorgio Tirabassi included in the
Corti stellari collective film. He later directed
Quasi fratelli, which earned him the
David di Donatello for Best Short Film. In 1999, he also directed the short
Adidabuma, featuring ,
Pierfrancesco Favino, and
Marco Giallini. His first feature film,
I Am Emma, was released in 2002 with
Cecilia Dazzi in the lead role. The comedy earned Falaschi nominations for Best New Director at both the
David di Donatello and the
Nastro d'Argento, though he did not win either award. Five years later, he directed his second feature,
Last Minute Marocco, a comedy starring
Valerio Mastandrea,
Maria Grazia Cucinotta, and
Nicolas Vaporidis. His third feature,
Questo mondo è per te, was released in 2011. Filmed in the
Maremma region between
Follonica, Grosseto, and
Scansano, it starred Cecilia Dazzi,
Paolo Sassanelli, and newcomer Matteo Petrini in the lead role. In 2018, Falaschi returned to cinemas with
As Needed, his fourth feature film, centered on the friendship between a disgraced chef and a young cook with
Asperger syndrome. The film stars
Vinicio Marchioni, , and
Valeria Solarino. ==Filmography==