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person_profile-Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti Age: 71

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Nanni Moretti

Date of Birth:

Aug 19, 1953

Country of birth:

Italy

Biography of

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.

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Filmography of

Nanni Moretti

Found 38 Movies in total

... 2024

A Brighter Tomorrow

Giovanni ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2023

The Hummingbird

Daniele Carradori ( Actor )

... 2022

Las Leonas

Sé stesso ( Actor )

Producer

... 2022

We Are Cinema

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2021

Three Floors

Vittorio ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2021

Santiago, Italia

Self ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2018

... 2017

Evviva Giuseppe

Himself ( Actor )

... 2017

... 2016

... 2016

... 2015

Mia madre

Giovanni ( Actor )

Writer

... 2015

A Special Day

Self ( Actor )

... 2012

... 2011

We Have a Pope

Dott. Brezzi ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2011

Quiet Chaos

Pietro Paladini ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2008

To Each His Own Cinema

Nanni Moretti (segment "Diario di uno spettatore") ( Actor )

Writer

... 2007

The Caiman

Nanni Moretti / Silvio Berlusconi ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2006

... 2004

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2003

The Son's Room

Giovanni ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2001

Aprile

Nanni Moretti ( Actor )

Writer

... 1998

... 1996

The Second Time

Alberto Sajevo ( Actor )

Producer

... 1995

Dear Diary

Nanni Moretti ( Actor )

Writer

... 1993

The Yes Man

Cesare Botero ( Actor )

Producer

... 1991

Palombella rossa

Michele Apicella ( Actor )

Writer

... 1989

It's Happening Tomorrow

Matteo, il carbonaio ( Actor )

Producer

... 1988

The Mass Is Ended

Don Giulio ( Actor )

Story

... 1985

... 1985

... 1984

Bianca

Michele Apicella ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 1984

Sweet Dreams

Michele Apicella ( Actor )

Story

... 1981

Ecce Bombo

Michele Apicella ( Actor )

Story

... 1978

Padre Padrone

Cesare ( Actor )

... 1977

I Am Self-Sufficient

Michele Apicella ( Actor )

Editor

... 1976

How Do You Speak, Brother?

Don Rodrigo ( Actor )

Writer

... 1974