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Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Director · Born 1953-08-19 · Bruneck, Italy

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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 …

Directed

  1. We Have a Pope (2011) — Director
  2. The Son's Room (2001) — Director
  3. Caro diario (1993) — Director
  4. Bianca (1984) — Director
  5. Mia madre (2015) — Director
  6. A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) — Director
  7. Three Floors (2021) — Director
  8. The Caiman (2006) — Director
  9. Palombella rossa (1989) — Director
  10. Ecce Bombo (1978) — Director
  11. Aprile (1998) — Director
  12. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Director
  13. The Mass Is Ended (1985) — Director
  14. Santiago, Italia (2018) — Director
  15. Sweet Dreams (1981) — Director
  16. I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) — Director
  17. Opening Day of Close-Up (1996) — Director
  18. The Thing (1990) — Director
  19. Anguish Cry of Predator Bird (2003) — Director
  20. The Last Customer (2003) — Director
  21. Film Quiz (2008) — Director
  22. How Do You Speak, Brother? (1974) — Director
  23. Bourgeois Pâté (1973) — Director
  24. Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones (2017) — Director
  25. Piazza Mazzini (2018) — Director
  26. Diario di Uno Spettatore — Director
  27. Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) (2007) — Director
  28. Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) (2006) — Director
  29. Autobiography of the Masked Man (2013) — Director
  30. Defeat (1973) — Director
  31. An Autarchic at 'Palazzo' (1977) — Director
  32. The Last Championship (2007) — Director
  33. Gently Dig the Abdomen (2013) — Director
  34. The Caiman's Diary (2006) — Director
  35. The Only Country In The World (1994) — Director
  36. Sabatoventiquattromarzo (1984) — Director
  37. It Will Happen Tonight (2026) — Director
  38. Canestrooooo! (2025) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. We Have a Pope (2011) — Dott. Brezzi
  2. The Son's Room (2001) — Giovanni
  3. Caro diario (1993) — Nanni Moretti
  4. Bianca (1984) — Michele Apicella
  5. Mia madre (2015) — Giovanni
  6. A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) — Giovanni
  7. Three Floors (2021) — Vittorio
  8. The Caiman (2006) — Nanni Moretti / Silvio Berlusconi
  9. Palombella rossa (1989) — Michele Apicella
  10. Ecce Bombo (1978) — Michele Apicella
  11. Aprile (1998) — Nanni Moretti
  12. The Hummingbird (2022) — Daniele Carradori
  13. Quiet Chaos (2008) — Pietro Paladini
  14. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Nanni Moretti (segment "Diario di uno spettatore")
  15. The Mass Is Ended (1985) — Don Giulio
  16. Padre Padrone (1977) — Cesare
  17. Santiago, Italia (2018) — Self
  18. Sweet Dreams (1981) — Michele Apicella
  19. I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) — Michele Apicella
  20. The Yes Man (1991) — Cesare Botero
  21. Three Lives and Only One Death (1996) — Barman
  22. Opening Day of Close-Up (1996) — Himself
  23. Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  24. Girlfriend in a Coma (2012) — Self
  25. The Second Time (1995) — Alberto Sajevo
  26. Anguish Cry of Predator Bird (2003) — Self
  27. It's Happening Tomorrow (1988) — Matteo, il carbonaio
  28. The Legend of the Palme d'Or (2015) — Self
  29. Film Quiz (2008) — Himself
  30. Las Leonas (2022) — Sé stesso
  31. How Do You Speak, Brother? (1974) — Don Rodrigo
  32. Cinéma, de notre temps (1989) — Nanni Moretti
  33. Te lo leggo negli occhi (2004) — Cliente negozio
  34. Caro Nanni (1993) — Himself
  35. A Special Day (2012) — Self
  36. Bourgeois Pâté (1973) — Il ragazzo con la cinepresa
  37. Say Something Left-Wing (2007) — Himself
  38. Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones (2017) — Self
  39. Piazza Mazzini (2018)
  40. Filmstudio, mon amour (2015) — Sé stesso