Nanni Moretti facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nanni Moretti
Moretti at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Giovanni Moretti (1953-08-19) 19 August 1953 (age 71) Bruneck, South Tyrol, Italy
Occupation	Actor film director screenwriter producer
Years active	1976–present

Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (born 19 August 1953) is a famous Italian film director, producer, writer, and actor. He is known for making movies that often star himself.

Nanni Moretti's films have won many important awards. These include the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for his movie The Son's Room. He also won a Silver Bear at the 1986 Berlin Film Festival for The Mass is Ended. Another big win was the Silver Lion at the 1981 Venice Film Festival for Sweet Dreams.

He has also won the David di Donatello Award for Best Film three times. These wins were for Caro diario (1994), The Son's Room (2001), and Il caimano (2006). Since his film Caro diario, all his movies have been shown at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, he was even the head of the main jury at Cannes.

Nanni Moretti's Life and Film Journey

Nanni Moretti was born in Bruneck, Italy. His parents were both teachers from Rome. His father, Luigi Moretti, taught Greek at a university.

As a child, Nanni found two things he loved: movies and water polo. After finishing school, he decided to become a filmmaker. In 1973, he made his first two short films: Pâté de bourgeois and The Defeat.

In 1976, Moretti released his first full-length movie, Io sono un autarchico (which means I Am Self-Sufficient). Two years later, in 1978, he wrote, directed, and starred in Ecce Bombo. This movie is about a student facing problems with his friends. It was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

His film Sogni d'oro (Sweet Dreams) won the Silver Lion at the 38th Venice International Film Festival. Later, La messa è finita won a special award at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.

Moretti is perhaps most famous for his films Caro diario (Dear Diary, 1993) and The Son's Room (2001). The Son's Room won the top prize, the Palme d'Or, at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

Nanni Moretti often uses the same actors in his films for smaller roles. Some notable Italian actors he has worked with many times include Silvio Orlando and Laura Morante.

Moretti used to play waterpolo in a high division of the Italian championship. This experience later inspired his film Palombella Rossa. Outside of Europe, his films are not as widely known. But in Italy, he is famous for making funny and unique movies, where he usually plays the main character. His most recent acting role was in the film Mia Madre (My Mother, 2015).

Nanni Moretti is also known for his left-wing political views. In 2002, he helped organize protests against the government of Silvio Berlusconi. His 2006 film Il caimano is partly about Berlusconi's political issues. Moretti even played Berlusconi in one part of the movie. His film Aprile also talks about Italy's political situation and Moretti's opinions. His 2011 film We Have a Pope was also shown at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Moretti lives in Rome, where he was born. He owns a small movie theater called Nuovo Sacher. He named it after his favorite cake, the Sachertorte. A short film he made, Opening Day of Close-Up (1996), shows him at his theater trying to get people to watch a film by director Abbas Kiarostami.

Nanni Moretti is not a religious person. He once said, "I'm not a believer and I'm sorry."

His 2015 film Mia Madre was chosen to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

Nanni Moretti in 2007

Director

• I Am Self Sufficient (Io sono un autarchico, 1976)
• Un autarchico a palazzo (1977, TV movie)
• Ecce bombo (1978)
• Sweet Dreams (Sogni d'oro, 1981)
• Sweet Body of Bianca (Bianca, 1984)
• The Mass Is Ended (La messa è finita, 1985)
• Red Wood Pigeon (Palombella Rossa, 1989)
• Caro diario (1993)
• April (Aprile,1998)
• The Son's Room (La stanza del figlio, 2001)
• Il caimano (2006)
• We Have a Pope (Habemus Papam, 2011)
• Mia Madre (Mia madre, 2015)
• Three Floors (Tre piani, 2021)
• A Brighter Tomorrow (Il sol dell'avvenire, 2023)

Short films

• La sconfitta (1973 short)
• Pâté de bourgeois (1973 short)
• The Only Country In The World (L'unico paese al mondo, 1994 short)
• Opening Day of Close-Up (Il Giorno della prima di Close Up, 1996 short)
• The Last Customer (2002 short)
• Il grido d'angoscia dell'uccello predatore (2003 short)
• L'ultimo campionato (2007 short)
• Diary Of A Moviegoer (Diario di uno spettatore, 2007 short of To Each His Own Cinema)
• Film Quiz (2008 short)
• Scava dolcemente l'addome (2013 short)
• Autobiografia dell'uomo mascherato (2013 short)
• Ischi allegri e clavicole sorridenti (2017 short)
• Piazza Mazzini (2017 short)

Documentaries

• Come parli frate? (1974 medium)
• The Thing (La cosa, 1990 medium)
• Santiago (2018 documentary)

Actor only

• Father and Master (Padre padrone, 1977) – directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani
• Riso in bianco: Nanni Moretti atleta di se stesso (TV movie, 1984) – directed by Marco Colli
• It's Happening Tomorrow (Domani accadrà, 1988) – directed by Daniele Luchetti
• The Yes Man (Il portaborse, 1991) – directed by Daniele Luchetti
• The Second Time (La seconda volta, 1995) – directed by Mimmo Calopresti
• I Can See It in Your Eyes (2004) – directed by Valia Santella – cameo
• Quiet Chaos (Caos calmo, 2008) – directed by Antonello Grimaldi
• Venanzio Revolt: i miei primi 80 anno di cinema (2016) – directed by Fabrizio Dividi, Marta Evangelisti, Vincenzo Greco – narrator
• The Hummingbird (2022)

Awards and Recognitions

Nanni Moretti has received many awards for his work in film. Here are some of the most important ones:

See also

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