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American filmmakers
Shari Springer Berman (born July 13, 1963) and Robert Pulcini (born August 24, 1964) are an American team of filmmakers.
Biographies
Both Springer Berman and Pulcini were born in
New York ,
New York .[
citation needed ] Springer Berman graduated from
Wesleyan University (
Phi Beta Kappa ) and Pulcini graduated from
Rutgers University-Camden . Both filmmakers received master's degrees in film from
Columbia University .
[1] The couple married in 1994. Springer Berman is
Jewish , and Pulcini is of
Italian descent.
[2]
The two have a "rule" in which they often alternate whose name comes first in the credits of their movies, of which Berman says "There’s no meaning behind it. It’s very random!"
[3]
Career
They received critical acclaim and an
Academy Award nomination for their 2003 film
American Splendor .
[4]
In 2010,
The Extra Man premiered at the
Sundance festival .
[5] The
Emmy -winning
Cinema Verite , a 2011
HBO Drama film directed by Berman and Pulcini, premiered on April 23, 2011.
[6]
The pair branched out into directing for television in 2019.
Awards and nominations
With their first feature film
American Splendor , Springer Berman and Pulcini earned an
Academy Award nomination for
Best Adapted Screenplay .
Awards won for American Splendor
Filmography
Movies
Television
Shameless season 9, episode 12 "You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It" (2019)
Succession :
season 2, episode 4 "Safe Room" (2019)
season 3, episode 4 "Lion in the Meadow" (2021)
season 4, episode 7 "
Tailgate Party " (2023)
Night Sky : season 1, episode 4 "Boilermakers" (2022)
WeCrashed season 1, episode 8 "The One With all the Money" (2022)
Only Murders in the Building season 3, episode 8 "Sitzprobe" (2023)
Actor
Robert Pulcini
References
^ Published: June 12, 1994 (1994-06-12).
"WEDDINGS; Shari Berman, Robert Pulcini - New York Times" .
The New York Times . Retrieved 2013-06-11 . {{
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link )
^ Pfefferman, Naomi (2003-08-14).
"Comic Book Icon Battles Everyday Life | Arts" . Jewish Journal. Retrieved 2013-06-11 .
^ McKittrick, Christopher (August 10, 2015).
" 'Follow the Book's Lead: Berman and Pulcini on 10,000 Saints" . Creative Screenwriting. Retrieved August 10, 2015 .
^ Chiao, Peggy.
"BOMB Magazine: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini by Bette Gordon" . Bombsite.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11 .
^ Breznican, Anthony (2009-12-03).
"Sundance premieres big-budget and low-budget films" . Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2013-06-11 .
^ Brody, Richard (25 April 2011).
"An American Movie" . The New Yorker . Retrieved 2013-06-11 .
External links
Shari Springer Berman at
IMDb
Robert Pulcini at
IMDb
"Interview: Robert Pulcini and Sheri Springer Berman, Directors of 'The Nanny Diaries'" , Cinematical , Ryan Stewart, Aug 23rd 2007
"Filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini" , NPR
"Splendid misery: an interview with Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman." Cineaste , Gilbert, Anne; West, Dennis; West, Joan M., September 22, 2003
"Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Paul Giamatti & Harvey Pekar;
Raymond Strother ; Eugenia Zuckerman", Charlie Rose , (August 19, 2003)
Awards for Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
Screenplay (1980–2021) Original Screenplay (2022–present) Adapted Screenplay (2022–present)
Adapted Drama (1969–1983) Adapted Comedy (1969–1983) Adapted Screenplay (1984–present)
Shari Springer Berman
Robert Pulcini