Raised in Italy and England

Began career as a researcher on documentaries for British TV

Early screenplay credit on Jacques Demy's British feature, "The Pied Piper"

Wrote screenplay for Michelangelo Antonioni's "The Passenger"

Co-wrote screenplay with Bernardo Bertolucci for "The Last Emperor"

Wrote screenplay for feature directorial debut of sister Clare Peploe, "High Season"

Co-wrote script with Bertolucci for "The Sheltering Sky"

Feature film directing debut, "Afraid of the Dark" (also writer)

Helmed "Victory", adapted from the James Conrad work