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
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We Have a Pope (2011) — Director
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The Son's Room (2001) — Director
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Caro diario (1993) — Director
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Bianca (1984) — Director
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Mia madre (2015) — Director
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A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) — Director
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Three Floors (2021) — Director
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The Caiman (2006) — Director
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Palombella rossa (1989) — Director
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Ecce Bombo (1978) — Director
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Aprile (1998) — Director
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Director
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The Mass Is Ended (1985) — Director
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Santiago, Italia (2018) — Director
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Sweet Dreams (1981) — Director
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I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) — Director
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Opening Day of Close-Up (1996) — Director
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The Thing (1990) — Director
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Anguish Cry of Predator Bird (2003) — Director
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The Last Customer (2003) — Director
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Film Quiz (2008) — Director
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How Do You Speak, Brother? (1974) — Director
- Bourgeois Pâté (1973) — Director
- Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones (2017) — Director
- Piazza Mazzini (2018) — Director
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Diario di Uno Spettatore — Director
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Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) (2007) — Director
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Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) (2006) — Director
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Autobiography of the Masked Man (2013) — Director
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Defeat (1973) — Director
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An Autarchic at 'Palazzo' (1977) — Director
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The Last Championship (2007) — Director
- Gently Dig the Abdomen (2013) — Director
- The Caiman's Diary (2006) — Director
- The Only Country In The World (1994) — Director
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Sabatoventiquattromarzo (1984) — Director
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It Will Happen Tonight (2026) — Director
- Canestrooooo! (2025) — Director
Also appeared in
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We Have a Pope (2011) — Dott. Brezzi
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The Son's Room (2001) — Giovanni
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Caro diario (1993) — Nanni Moretti
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Bianca (1984) — Michele Apicella
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Mia madre (2015) — Giovanni
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A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) — Giovanni
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Three Floors (2021) — Vittorio
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The Caiman (2006) — Nanni Moretti / Silvio Berlusconi
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Palombella rossa (1989) — Michele Apicella
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Ecce Bombo (1978) — Michele Apicella
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Aprile (1998) — Nanni Moretti
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The Hummingbird (2022) — Daniele Carradori
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Quiet Chaos (2008) — Pietro Paladini
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Nanni Moretti (segment "Diario di uno spettatore")
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The Mass Is Ended (1985) — Don Giulio
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Padre Padrone (1977) — Cesare
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Santiago, Italia (2018) — Self
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Sweet Dreams (1981) — Michele Apicella
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I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) — Michele Apicella
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The Yes Man (1991) — Cesare Botero
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Three Lives and Only One Death (1996) — Barman
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Opening Day of Close-Up (1996) — Himself
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Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Girlfriend in a Coma (2012) — Self
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The Second Time (1995) — Alberto Sajevo
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Anguish Cry of Predator Bird (2003) — Self
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It's Happening Tomorrow (1988) — Matteo, il carbonaio
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The Legend of the Palme d'Or (2015) — Self
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Film Quiz (2008) — Himself
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Las Leonas (2022) — Sé stesso
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How Do You Speak, Brother? (1974) — Don Rodrigo
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Cinéma, de notre temps (1989) — Nanni Moretti
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Te lo leggo negli occhi (2004) — Cliente negozio
- Caro Nanni (1993) — Himself
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A Special Day (2012) — Self
- Bourgeois Pâté (1973) — Il ragazzo con la cinepresa
- Say Something Left-Wing (2007) — Himself
- Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones (2017) — Self
- Piazza Mazzini (2018)
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Filmstudio, mon amour (2015) — Sé stesso