Paolo Sorrentino (; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. His 2013 film ''

The Great Beauty ''The Great Beauty'' ( it, La grande bellezza ) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in co ...

'' won the

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, the

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, and the

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for Best Foreign Language Film. In Italy he was honoured with eight David di Donatello and six

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. Sorrentino's direction and screenplays, including ''

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'', ''

The Consequences of Love ''The Consequences of Love'' ( it, Le Conseguenze dell'Amore) is a 2004 Italian psychological thriller film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It stars Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini, Gianna Paola Scaffidi, and Raffaele P ...

'', ''

The Family Friend ''The Family Friend'' ( it, L'amico di famiglia) is a 2006 Italian film directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives in his ...

'', '' This Must Be the Place'' and the 2016 TV series ''

The Young Pope ''The Young Pope'' is a drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO, and Canal+. The series stars Jude Law as the disruptive Pope Pius XIII and Diane Keaton as his confidante, Sister Mary, in a Vatica ...

'', have received three Cannes Lions, four Venice Film Festival Awards and four

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. He works with authors and producers including Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano,

Toni Servillo Marco Antonio Servillo (), known as Toni Servillo, is an Italian actor and theatrical director. He has won the European Film Award for Best Actor twice, in 2008 for both '' Gomorrah'' and ''Il Divo'' and in 2013 for ''The Great Beauty'', as wel ...

and

Luca Bigazzi Luca Bigazzi (born 9 December 1958) is an Italian cinematographer. He has won seven David di Donatello for Best Cinematography awards and received fourteen nominations, making him the highest awarded artist in this category. He is the first Ital ...

. Actors in his films have included

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Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born 22 March 1949) is a French actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two César Awards and a Lumières Award. Early life Ardant was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Fr ...

Isabella Ferrari Isabella Ferrari (born 31 March 1964), better known by her stage name of Isabella Fogliazza, is an Italian actress of television, theatre and the cinema. She is best known as the protagonist, ''Commissioner Giovanna Scalise'' in the police dram ...

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Riccardo Scamarcio Riccardo Dario Scamarcio (; born 13 November 1979) is an Italian actor and film producer. Life and career Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia, the son of Irene Petrafesa, a painter, and Emilio Scamarcio. He went to train as an actor at the Sc ...

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and

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. He has also worked with songwriters

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and

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and written three books published in Italian.

Life and career

Sorrentino was born in the

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district of

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in 1970, and was orphaned at age 16 after losing both of his parents. His first film as a screenwriter, ''

The Dust of Naples ''The Dust of Naples'' ( it, Polvere di Napoli) is a 1998 Italian comedy film written and directed by Antonio Capuano. Cast * Silvio Orlando: Ciriaco - Ciarli * Tonino Taiuti: Gerri * Lola Pagnani: Rosita * Teresa Saponangelo Teresa Sapon ...

'', was released in 1998. He also began directing short movies, including ''L'amore non ha confini'' in 1998 and ''La notte lunga'' in 2001. His feature-length debut was ''

One Man Up ''One Man Up'' ( it, L'uomo in più) is a 2001 Italian comedy-drama film. It entered the "Cinema del presente" section at the 58th Venice International Film Festival. It marked the directorial debut of Paolo Sorrentino, who was awarded Nastro d' ...

'', for which he was awarded the

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prize. He achieved international recognition in 2004 for his thriller ''

''. The film, which explores the mindset of a lonely businessman being used as a pawn by the

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, won many awards and was nominated for the

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at the

2004 Cannes Film Festival The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004 in film, 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the United States, American film ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' by Michael Moore. The festival opened with ''Bad Education (2004 film), La mala educa ...

. Sorrentino's next feature, ''

'', was shown at the

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in May and the

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in October 2006; it tells the story of a malicious septuagenarian

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who develops a fixation with the daughter of one of his customers. Sorrentino made his acting debut with a cameo appearance in

's film ''

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'', which was also shown at the 2006 London Film Festival. Sorrentino's following film, ''

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'', is a dramatised biopic of

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, the controversial Italian politician. The feature, which won the '' Prix du Jury'' at Cannes Film Festival, sees Sorrentino reunited with ''The Consequences of Love'' star

, who plays the part of Andreotti. In 2009, Sorrentino wrote the screenplay for a film version of

Niccolò Ammaniti Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for '' As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of ''I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura'') ...

's ''Ti prendo e ti porto via'' (''Steal You Away''). '' This Must Be the Place'' marked the English-language feature debut of the Italian filmmaker. The plot centres on a middle-aged, wealthy rock star, played by two-time Academy Award winner

, who becomes bored in his retirement and takes on the quest of finding the guard of the German camp where his father was imprisoned, who now lives in hiding in the United States. The film was co-written by Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello, and premiered in competition at the

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. His 2013 film ''

'' won the

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for

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in the 2014 Academy Awards. It won the Bafta award for

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in the

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. It also won the

for

and was nominated for the

at the

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. The film also received several accolades at the 2013 European Film Awards, including "Best Film" and "Best Director" for Sorrentino. ''

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'' (2015) is Sorrentino's second English-language film, and features

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as a retired orchestra conductor. It competed for the Palme d'Or at the

2015 Cannes Film Festival The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate ...

. In 2019, it was announced that Sorrentino would be directing

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as mob informant Arlyne Brickman in ''Mob Girl.'' The film is an adaptation of the book of the same name by

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. Sorrentino will also be working as a co-producer on the film with Lawrence, as well as co-writing the screenplay. Sorrentino’s 2021 feature, ''

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'', filmed in Naples, contains autobiographical elements. In an article about the film, ''The Guardian'' called it a coming of age story that was Sorrentino's "most personal" film to date, representing a departure from the detached style of some of his earlier work. Sorrentino also called the film "a completely different movie" in terms of style and, regarding the autobiographical elements, acknowledged that "almost everything is true." The film, which reunited Sorrentino with Toni Servillo, was selected as the Italian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. As announced in 2021, Sorrentino will next direct the biopic ''Sue'' starring and produced by Lawrence as well. The movie — to be written by Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo and John Logan — will chronicle the life of Hollywood agent Sue Mengers as

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backs the film. In a fierce bidding war for the film between Apple and

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, the package offers ranged from $80 million to $95 million for the budget. Sorrentino is not religious. In 2015, Sorrentino was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at the American University of Rome.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films and documentaries

Television

Works

Novels

* ''Everybody's Right'' ( it, Hanno tutti ragione,

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, 2016)

Short stories

*''Tony Pagoda e i suoi amici'' ( Feltrinelli, 2012)

Awards and nominations

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Munich International Film Festival Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

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Ostend Film Festival The Ostend Film Festival ( nl, 'Filmfestival Oostende') is an annual film festival held in Ostend, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country i ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sorrentino, Paolo Paolo Sorrentino 1970 births Living people Film people from Naples Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters David di Donatello winners Ciak d'oro winners European Film Award for Best Director winners Nastro d'Argento winners English-language film directors Directors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners Filmmakers who won the Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award University of Naples Federico II alumni