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Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈnanni moˈretti]; born 19 August 1953; Brunico) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. The Palme d'Or winner in 2001, in 2012 he was the President of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for "The Son's Room", a Silver Bear at the 1986 Berlin Film Festival for "The Mass is Ended" and a Silver Lion at the 1981 Venice Film Festival for "Sweet Dreams", in addition to the David di Donatello Award for Best Film on three occasions (for "Caro diario" in 1994, "The Son's Room" in 2001 and "Il caimano" in 2006). Moretti was born in Bruneck, Italy to Roman parents who were both teachers. His father was the late epigraphist Luigi Moretti, a Greek teacher at Sapienza University of Rome. His brother is literary scholar Franco Moretti. While growing up Moretti discovered his two passions, the cinema and water polo. Having finished his studies he pursued a career as a producer, and in 1973 directed his first two short films: Pâté de bourgeois and The Defeat (La sconfitta). In 1976, Nanni Moretti's first feature film Io sono un autarchico (I Am Self-Sufficient) was released. In 1978, he wrote, directed and starred in the movie Ecce Bombo, which tells the story of a student having problems with his entourage. It was screened at the Cannes Festival. Sogni d'oro won the Silver Lion at the 38th Venice International Film Festival. La messa è finita won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. He may be best known for his films Caro diario (Dear Diary, 1993; followed in 1998 by a sequel, Aprile) and La stanza del figlio (The Son's Room, 2001), the latter of which won the Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Moretti has used certain actors several times in his films, generally playing minor roles. His father Luigi appears in 6 films, Dario Cantarelli and Mauro Fabretti in 5, Antonio Petrocelli in 4. More notable Italian actors he has employed frequently in his films include Silvio Orlando, who appears in 5 films (including the role of protagonist in Il caimano) and Laura Morante, who was featured in Sogni d'oro, Bianca and The Son's Room.[citation needed]. Having played waterpolo in the B division of the Italian championship, his experience later inspired his film Palombella Rossa ("palombella," which literally means "little pigeon," refers to a type of lob shot). His other work has not been widely seen outside Europe, but within his country Moretti is known as a maker of wryly humorous and eccentric films, usually starring himself. His most recent role was in the film Mia Madre (My Mother, 2015) Moretti is also an outspoken political leftist. In 2002, he organized street protests against the government of Silvio Berlusconi. Il caimano (2006) is in part about Berlusconi's controversies: in one of the three portraits of the Italian prime minister Moretti himself plays Berlusconi. Aprile also deals with Italy's political situation and Moretti's views on it. His 2011 film We Have a Pope screened In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Personal information

Birthday

1953-08-19

Birth Place

Bruneck, Italy

Movies and TV shows :

A Brighter Tomorrow

A Brighter Tomorrow

2023

7.1

Movie
A Special Day

A Special Day

2012

6.0

Movie
An Autarchic at 'Palazzo'

An Autarchic at 'Palazzo'

1977

0.0

Movie
Anguish Cry of Predator Bird

Anguish Cry of Predator Bird

2003

6.3

Movie
Aprile

Aprile

1998

7.3

Movie
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

1985

0.0

Movie
Bianca

Bianca

1984

7.5

Movie
Bourgeois Pâté

Bourgeois Pâté

1973

0.0

Movie
Caro diario

Caro diario

1993

7.4

Movie
Caro Nanni

Caro Nanni

1993

6.5

Movie
Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones

Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones

2017

6.0

Movie
Dalla quercia alla palma - 40 anni di Padre Padrone

Dalla quercia alla palma - 40 anni di Padre Padrone

2017

0.0

Movie
Defeat

Defeat

1973

0.0

Movie
Ecce Bombo

Ecce Bombo

1978

7.4

Movie
Evviva Giuseppe

Evviva Giuseppe

2017

6.5

Movie
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

2003

6.3

Movie
Film Quiz

Film Quiz

2008

6.6

Movie
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

2022

0.0

Movie
Girlfriend in a Coma

Girlfriend in a Coma

2012

6.8

Movie
How Do You Speak, Brother?

How Do You Speak, Brother?

1974

6.5

Movie
I Am Self-Sufficient

I Am Self-Sufficient

1976

6.5

Movie
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto

I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto

2004

0.0

Movie
It's Happening Tomorrow

It's Happening Tomorrow

1988

5.6

Movie
Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre'

Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre'

2016

0.0

Movie
Las Leonas

Las Leonas

2022

7.3

Movie
Mia madre

Mia madre

2015

6.6

Movie
Opening Day of Close-Up

Opening Day of Close-Up

1996

5.4

Movie
Padre Padrone

Padre Padrone

1977

6.8

Movie
Palombella Rossa

Palombella Rossa

1989

7.2

Movie
Piazza Mazzini

Piazza Mazzini

2017

6.0

Movie
Quiet Chaos

Quiet Chaos

2008

6.5

Movie
Riso in bianco – Nanni Moretti atleta di se stesso

Riso in bianco – Nanni Moretti atleta di se stesso

1984

0.0

Movie
Santiago, Italia

Santiago, Italia

2018

7.2

Movie
Say Something Left-Wing

Say Something Left-Wing

2007

6.8

Movie
Senza troppo recitare la follia

Senza troppo recitare la follia

2021

0.0

Movie
Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

1981

7.1

Movie
Te lo leggo negli occhi

Te lo leggo negli occhi

2004

6.5

Movie
The Caiman

The Caiman

2006

6.7

Movie
The Hummingbird

The Hummingbird

2022

7.0

Movie
The Last Championship

The Last Championship

2007

0.0

Movie
The Legend of the Palme d'Or

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

2015

6.0

Movie
The Mass Is Ended

The Mass Is Ended

1985

7.4

Movie
The Only Country In The World

The Only Country In The World

1994

0.0

Movie
The Second Time

The Second Time

1995

5.8

Movie
The Son's Room

The Son's Room

2001

7.1

Movie
The Yes Man

The Yes Man

1991

7.1

Movie
Three Floors

Three Floors

2021

6.4

Movie
Three Lives and Only One Death

Three Lives and Only One Death

1996

6.5

Movie
To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

6.5

Movie
Venanzio Revolt: I miei primi 80 anni di cinema

Venanzio Revolt: I miei primi 80 anni di cinema

2016

0.0

Movie
Voi siete qui

Voi siete qui

2011

0.0

Movie
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema

2021

9.5

Movie
We Have a Pope

We Have a Pope

2011

6.8

Movie