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Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti is known for We Have a Pope (2011), The Son's Room (2001), Caro diario (1993).

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.

Questions about Nanni Moretti

How many Nanni Moretti films are in the catalogue?

The CineQuiz catalogue has 48 films with Nanni Moretti, from 1976 to 2026.

What is the best rated Nanni Moretti film?

The best rated Nanni Moretti film in the catalogue is Bianca (1984), rated 7.5.

What was the first Nanni Moretti film?

The first Nanni Moretti film in the catalogue is I Am Self-Sufficient, from 1976.

Who has Nanni Moretti worked with the most?

In the catalogue, Nanni Moretti shares the most credits with Franco Piersanti (8 films), Silvio Orlando (7 films) and Angelo Barbagallo (6 films).

People data: TMDb.

AWARDS 15 Wins 4 Nominations

Known for

Coming up

Trivia

Also works as
film director · screenwriter · film editor · water polo player · film producer · director
Position held
President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival
Spouse
Silvia Nono
Father
Luigi Moretti
Mother
Agata Apicella Moretti
Siblings
Franco Moretti

Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.

Full filmography

70 films — 48 in the catalogue

People data: TMDb.

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