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Nanni Moretti

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71 Years Old

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.

Born

Bruneck, Italy on 19th August 1953

All Credits

The Son's Room Image
The Son's Room
Giovanni
We Have a Pope Image
We Have a Pope
Dott. Brezzi
To Each His Own Cinema Image
To Each His Own Cinema
Nanni Moretti (segment "Diario di uno spettatore")
Dear Diary Image
Dear Diary
Nanni Moretti
Three Floors Image
Three Floors
Vittorio
The Hummingbird Image
The Hummingbird
Daniele Carradori
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar Image
Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bianca Image
Bianca
Michele Apicella
We Are Cinema Image
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Quiet Chaos Image
Quiet Chaos
Pietro Paladini
A Brighter Tomorrow Image
A Brighter Tomorrow
Giovanni
Ecce Bombo Image
Ecce Bombo
Michele Apicella
Padre Padrone Image
Padre Padrone
Cesare
Palombella rossa Image
Palombella rossa
Michele Apicella
The Mass Is Ended Image
The Mass Is Ended
Don Giulio
Santiago, Italia Image
Santiago, Italia
Self
Mia madre Image
Mia madre
Giovanni
The Caiman Image
The Caiman
Nanni Moretti / Silvio Berlusconi
Aprile Image
Aprile
Self
Girlfriend in a Coma Image
Girlfriend in a Coma
Self
Three Lives and Only One Death Image
Three Lives and Only One Death
Te lo leggo negli occhi Image
Te lo leggo negli occhi
Cliente negozio
Sweet Dreams Image
Sweet Dreams
Michele Apicella
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema Image
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
Self
The Legend of the Palme d'Or Image
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
Self
The Yes Man Image
The Yes Man
Cesare Botero
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone Image
Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone
I Am Self-Sufficient Image
I Am Self-Sufficient
Michele Apicella
Voi siete qui Image
Voi siete qui
Self
A Special Day Image
A Special Day
Self
Senza troppo recitare la follia Image
Senza troppo recitare la follia
Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre' Image
Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre'
Self
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto Image
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
Self
It's Happening Tomorrow Image
It's Happening Tomorrow
Matteo, il carbonaio
No Image
It Will Happen Tonight
Evviva Giuseppe Image
Evviva Giuseppe
Himself
The Second Time Image
The Second Time
Alberto Sajevo
Las Leonas Image
Las Leonas
Sé stesso
Opening Day of Close-Up Image
Opening Day of Close-Up
Himself
Anguish Cry of Predator Bird Image
Anguish Cry of Predator Bird
Self
Carlo Mazzacurati - A Certain Idea of Cinema Image
Carlo Mazzacurati - A Certain Idea of Cinema
Self
Riso in bianco – Nanni Moretti atleta di se stesso Image
Riso in bianco – Nanni Moretti atleta di se stesso
Self
Dalla quercia alla palma - 40 anni di Padre Padrone Image
Dalla quercia alla palma - 40 anni di Padre Padrone
Himself
Defeat Image
Defeat
No Image
Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones
Self
No Image
The Only Country In The World
Cesare Botero / Self
An Autarchic at 'Palazzo' Image
An Autarchic at 'Palazzo'
Himself
No Image
Piazza Mazzini
How Do You Speak, Brother? Image
How Do You Speak, Brother?
Don Rodrigo
Venanzio Revolt: I miei primi 80 anni di cinema Image
Venanzio Revolt: I miei primi 80 anni di cinema
Narrator
Film Quiz Image
Film Quiz
Himself
No Image
Bourgeois Pâté
Il ragazzo con la cinepresa
No Image
Caro Nanni
Himself
The Last Championship Image
The Last Championship
Self
Tutte le storie di Piera Image
Tutte le storie di Piera
No Image
Segni particolari: documentarista
No Image
Say Something Left-Wing
Himself