Producer of such films as Life Is Beautiful (1997), Pinocchio (2002) and The Tiger and the Snow (2005)), Gianluigi Braschi was born in Cesena, Italy.
In 1994 he co-founded the production company Melampo with his sister, actress
Nicoletta Braschi and his brother-in-law, filmmaker
Roberto Benigni.
Gianluigi Braschi died in Milan, Italy on October 23, 2008 at age 45.