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Marco Bellocchio

Marco Bellocchio

Marco Bellocchio (Italian: [ˈmarko belˈlɔkkjo]; born 9 November 1939; Bobbio) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schoolteacher. He began studying philosophy in Milan but then decided to enter film school, making his first film, Fists in the Pocket, (I pugni in tasca, winner of the Silver Sail at the 1965 Festival del film Locarno), funded by family members and shot on family property, in 1965. Bellocchio's films include China Is Near (1967), Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (Slap the Monster on Page One) (1972), Nel Nome del Padre (In the name of the Father – a satire on a Catholic boarding school that shares affinities with Lindsay Anderson's If....) (1972), Victory March (1976), A Leap in the Dark (1980), Henry IV (1984), Devil in the Flesh (1986), and My Mother's Smile (2002), which told the story of a wealthy Italian artist, a 'default-Marxist and atheist', who suddenly discovers that the Vatican is proposing to make his detested mother a saint. In 1991 he won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his film The Conviction. In 1995 he directed a documentary about the Red Brigades and the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, titled Broken Dreams. In 2003, he directed a feature film on the same theme, Good Morning, Night. In 2006 his film The Wedding Director was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 1999, he was awarded with an Honorable Prize for the contribution to cinema at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. In 2009 he directed Vincere, which was in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival. He finished Sorelle Mai, an experimental film that was shot over ten years with the students of six separate workshops playing themselves. He was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September 2011. His 2012 film Dormant Beauty was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.[6] On 6 September 2012, Bellocchio condemned the Catholic Church's interference in politics after the premiere of his controversial film about a high-profile euthanasia case. The film approaches the topic of euthanasia and the difficulty with legislation on end of life in Italy, which has Vatican City within its borders. The subject is inspired by Eluana Englaro's case. Following the decision of the jury of the Venice Film Festival, which excluded the film from the Golden Lion, Bellocchio has expressed strong criticism against President Michael Mann.

Personal information

Birthday

1939-11-09

Birth Place

Bobbio, Piacenza, Italy

Movies and TV shows :

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1968 - The Global Revolt

2018

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TV
A Need for Change: The Making of 'Fists in the Pocket'

A Need for Change: The Making of 'Fists in the Pocket'

2005

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Movie
A un millimetro dal cuore

A un millimetro dal cuore

2002

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Movie
Behind Love and Anger

Behind Love and Anger

2005

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Movie
Behind the Scenes: The Traitor

Behind the Scenes: The Traitor

2022

7.0

Movie
Caro Paolo

Caro Paolo

2013

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Movie
Cesare Zavattini

Cesare Zavattini

2003

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Movie
Cinéma et Réalité

Cinéma et Réalité

1967

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Movie
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth

2014

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Movie
Colpiti al cuore

Colpiti al cuore

2019

6.8

Movie
Ennio

Ennio

2022

8.3

Movie
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005

6.2

Movie
Fit to Be Untied

Fit to Be Untied

1975

8.5

Movie
Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi

1966

5.8

Movie
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

2009

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Movie
Glauber, Claro

Glauber, Claro

2020

10.0

Movie
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto

I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto

2004

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Movie
Journey into the Twilight

Journey into the Twilight

2021

0.0

Movie
La mia casa e i miei coinquilini - Il lungo viaggio di Joyce Lussu

La mia casa e i miei coinquilini - Il lungo viaggio di Joyce Lussu

2016

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Movie
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Le Cercle

2005

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TV
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

6.0

TV
Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo

Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo

2013

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Movie
Lo Spazio Inquieto

Lo Spazio Inquieto

2022

0.0

Movie
Love and Anger

Love and Anger

1969

5.3

Movie
Marcello, una vita dolce

Marcello, una vita dolce

2006

5.2

Movie
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Marcians

2017

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TV
Marx Can Wait

Marx Can Wait

2021

7.5

Movie
Mother

Mother

2014

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Movie
My Mother's Smile

My Mother's Smile

2002

7.1

Movie
My Name Is Anna Magnani

My Name Is Anna Magnani

1980

8.0

Movie
N.P.

N.P.

1972

6.5

Movie
Opera Prima

Opera Prima

2021

0.0

Movie
Planet Venus

Planet Venus

1972

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Movie
Raffa

Raffa

2023

8.5

Movie
Slap the Monster on Page One

Slap the Monster on Page One

1972

7.6

Movie
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Square

2012

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TV
Stessa rabbia, stessa primavera

Stessa rabbia, stessa primavera

2003

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Movie
The Seagull

The Seagull

1977

6.0

Movie
Tutto in comune

Tutto in comune

1974

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Movie
Vacation in Val Trebbia

Vacation in Val Trebbia

1980

6.5

Movie
Voi siete qui

Voi siete qui

2011

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Movie
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

2024

7.5

Movie
What Do You Know About Me

What Do You Know About Me

2009

0.0

Movie