Paolo Sorrentino

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Paolo Sorrentino (Italian: [ˈpaːolo sorrenˈtiːno]; born 31 May 1970; Naples) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Italian cinema working today. He is known for visually striking and complex dramas and has often been compared to Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award two Cannes Film Festival prizes, four Venice Film Festival Awards and four European Film Awards. In Italy he was honoured with eight David di Donatello and six Nastro d'Argento. Sorrentino made his directorial film debut with the Italian comedy-drama One Man Up (2001) for which he received the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director followed by The Consequences of Love (2004), The Family Friend (2006), and This Must Be the Place (2011). The biographical drama Il Divo...

Known for

My Brilliant FriendSeries • 2018GialappaShowSeries • 2023The Young PopeSeries • 2016The New PopeSeries • 2020YouthMovie • 2015Mussolini: Son of the CenturySeries • 2025ParthenopeMovie • 2024HomemadeSeries • 2020La GraziaMovie • 2025The Great BeautyMovie • 2013Call My Agent: ItalySeries • 2023The FloodMovie • 2024One Man UpMovie • 2001Rio, I Love YouMovie • 2014The Hand of GodMovie • 2021This Must Be the PlaceMovie • 2011LoroMovie • 2018AmandaMovie • 2022Loro 1Movie • 2018Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes MeMovie • 2023The Consequences of LoveMovie • 2004Il DivoMovie • 2008The CaimanMovie • 2006Loro 2Movie • 2018