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