Nanni Moretti Biography (1953-)

Full name, Giovanni Moretti; born August 19, 1953, in Brunico, Bolzano, Italy; children: (with Silvia Nono) Pietro. Avocational interests: Water Polo. Career: Actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and director. Awards, Honors: Grand Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival, 1981, forSogni d'Oro; Silver Bear, Berlin Film Festival, 1986, for La Messa e Finita; Critics Award, Sao Paolo International Film Festival, 1990, for Palombella Rossa; Best Director Award, Cannes International FilmFestival, and FIPRESCA Award, European Film Awards, both 1994, for Caro Diario; Golden Palm Award nomination, Cannes International Film Festival,1998, and Goya Award nomination, best European film, 1999, both for Aprile. Addresses: Home: Rome, Italy.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, director
Birth Details: August 19, 1953; Brunico, Bolzano, Italy

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Boy with camera, Pate de Bourgeois,1973
Luciano, La Sconfitta,1973
Don Rodrigo, Come Parli, Frate?,1974
Michele, Io Sono un Autarchico(also known as I Am Self-Sufficient), 1977
Cesare, Padre Padrone(also known as Father and Master and My Father, My Master), Cinema V, 1977
Michele, Ecce Bombo,1978
Michele Apicella, Sogni d'Oro(also known as Sweet Dreams), 1981
Michele Apicella, Bianca(also known as Sweet Body of Bianca), 1983
Don Guilio, La Messa e Finita(also known as The Mass Is Ended), Titanus, 1985
Matteo, the coalman, Domani Accadra,1987
Michele Apicella, Palombella Rossa(also known as The Red Dove and Red Wood Pigeon), 1989
Himself, Nanni Moretti,1990
Cesare Botero, Il Portaborse(also known as The Yes Man andLe Porteur de Serviette), 1991
Himself, Caro Diario(also known as Dear Diary and Journal Intime), Fine Line Features, 1994
Alberto Sajevo, La Seconda Volta(also known as The Second Time), 1995
Trois Vies et une Seule Mort(also known as Three Lives and OnlyOne Death, Tre Vite una Sola Morte, and Tres Vidas e uma So Morte), 1996
Himself, Il Giorno della Prima di Close-Up(also known as Opening Day of Close-Up), 1996
Nanni, Aprile, Le Studio Canal Plus, 1997
Film Work
Director
La Sconfitta,1973
Come Parli, Frate?,1974
Io Sono un Autarchico(also known as I Am Self-Sufficient),1977
Ecce Bombo,1978

Sogni d'Oro(also known as Sweet Dreams), 1981
Bianca(also known as Sweet Body of Bianca), 1983
La Messa e Finita(also known as The Mass Is Ended), Titanus, 1988
Palombella Rossa(also known as The Red Dove and Red WoodPigeon), 1989
La Cosa(also known as The Thing), 1990
Caro Diario(also known as Dear Diary and Journal Intime), Fine Line Features, 1994
L'Unico Paese al Mondo,1994
Il Giorno della Prima di Close-Up(also known as Opening Day ofClose-Up), 1996
Aprile, Le Studio Canal Plus, 1997
Producer
Pate de Bourgeois,1973
La Sconfitta,1973
Come Parli, Frate?,1974
Io Sono un Autarchico(also known as I Am Self-Sufficient),1976
Notte Italiana,1987
Domani Accadra,1988
Palombella Rossa(also known as The Red Dove and Red WoodPigeon), 1989
La Cosa(also known as The Thing), 1990
Il Portaborse(also known as The Yes Man and Le Porteur de Serviette), 1991
Caro Diario(also known as Dear Diary and Journal Intime), Fine Line Features, 1994
(With Nella Banfi and Angelo Barbagallo) La Seconda Volta(also known as The Second Time), 1995
Aprile, Le Studio Canal Plus, 1997
Other Film Work
Editor, Io Sono un Autarchico(also known as I Am Self-Sufficient), 1976
Editor, La Cosa(also known as The Thing), 1990
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Pate de Bourgeois,1973
La Sconfitta,1973
Come Parli, Frate?,1974
Io Sono un Autarchico(also known as I Am Self-Sufficient),1976
Ecce Bombo,1978
Sogni d'Oro(also known as Sweet Dreams), 1981
Bianca(also known as Sweet Body of Bianca), 1983
(With Sandro Petraglia) La Messa e Finita(also known as The Mass Is Ended), Titanus, 1985
Palombella Rossa(also known as The Red Dove and Red WoodPigeon), 1989
Caro Diario(also known as Dear Diary and Journal Intime), Fine Line Features, 1994
Aprile, Le Studio Canal Plus, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

De Bernardinis, Flavio, Nanni Moretti, La Nuova Italiano (Florence, Italy), 1987, 3rd edition, Il Castora (Rome), 1993.*

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