Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Biography: 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: August 19, 1953

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

The Last Championship
The Last Championship

2007-01-01

Quiet Chaos
Quiet Chaos

2008-02-08

The Son's Room
The Son's Room

2001-03-09

Aprile
Aprile

1998-03-27

Dear Diary
Dear Diary

1993-10-12

Padre Padrone
Padre Padrone

1977-05-20

Bianca
Bianca

1984-02-23

The Mass Is Ended
The Mass Is Ended

1985-11-15

We Have a Pope
We Have a Pope

2011-04-15

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

2016-11-15

Te lo leggo negli occhi
Te lo leggo negli occhi

2004-09-03

It's Happening Tomorrow
It's Happening Tomorrow

1988-05-18

Senza troppo recitare la follia
Senza troppo recitare la follia

2021-12-02

Ecce Bombo
Ecce Bombo

1978-03-08

Defeat
Defeat

1973-12-01

A Brighter Tomorrow
A Brighter Tomorrow

2023-04-20

Palombella Rossa
Palombella Rossa

1989-09-15

The Yes Man
The Yes Man

1991-04-05

Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams

1981-09-10

The Second Time
The Second Time

1995-10-26

Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma

2012-11-26

The Legend of the Palme d'Or
The Legend of the Palme d'Or

2015-05-20

Voi siete qui
Voi siete qui

2011-09-08

Las Leonas
Las Leonas

2022-08-31

Riso in bianco – Nanni Moretti atleta di se stesso
Riso in bianco – Nanni Moretti atleta di se stesso

1984-09-13

Mia madre
Mia madre

2015-04-16

Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone

2022-11-28

We Are Cinema
We Are Cinema

2021-12-16

I Am Self-Sufficient
I Am Self-Sufficient

1976-12-14

Anguish Cry of Predator Bird
Anguish Cry of Predator Bird

2003-04-16

Opening Day of Close-Up
Opening Day of Close-Up

1996-02-09

Caro Nanni
Caro Nanni

1993-01-01

A Special Day
A Special Day

2012-05-16

Three Lives and Only One Death
Three Lives and Only One Death

1996-05-15

Bourgeois Pâté
Bourgeois Pâté

1973-01-01

Film Quiz
Film Quiz

2008-01-01

Evviva Giuseppe
Evviva Giuseppe

2017-09-04

An Autarchic at 'Palazzo'
An Autarchic at 'Palazzo'

1977-02-16

I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto

2004-01-01

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

2003-04-02

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

1985-01-01

Dalla quercia alla palma - 40 anni di Padre Padrone
Dalla quercia alla palma - 40 anni di Padre Padrone

2017-10-10

How Do You Speak, Brother?
How Do You Speak, Brother?

1974-01-01

Say Something Left-Wing
Say Something Left-Wing

2007-01-01

The Caiman
The Caiman

2006-03-24

Piazza Mazzini
Piazza Mazzini

2017-01-01

Venanzio Revolt: I miei primi 80 anni di cinema
Venanzio Revolt: I miei primi 80 anni di cinema

2016-03-09

Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones
Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones

2017-01-01

To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema

2007-10-31

Santiago, Italia
Santiago, Italia

2018-12-06

Three Floors
Three Floors

2021-09-23

The Only Country In The World
The Only Country In The World

1994-12-31

The Hummingbird
The Hummingbird

2022-10-14