About
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...
Known for
A Brighter TomorrowMovie • 2023
The HummingbirdMovie • 2022
We Have a PopeMovie • 2011
To Each His Own CinemaMovie • 2007
The Son's RoomMovie • 2001
VittoriaMovie • 2024
Caro diarioMovie • 1993
Padre PadroneMovie • 1977
Mia MadreMovie • 2015
Three FloorsMovie • 2021
Three Lives and Only One DeathMovie • 1996
Quiet ChaosMovie • 2008
Palombella rossaMovie • 1989
The Mass Is EndedMovie • 1985
The KingMovie • 2013
Santiago, ItaliaMovie • 2018
Ecce BomboMovie • 1978
The CaimanMovie • 2006
BiancaMovie • 1984
The Yes ManMovie • 1991
AprileMovie • 1998
Sweet DreamsMovie • 1981
I Am Self-SufficientMovie • 1976
Opening Day of Close-UpMovie • 1996