Mario Martone
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 20, 1959 in Naples, Campania, Italy
- Active Years
- 1982–2026 (45 Years)
- Total Credits
- 127 credits in database
Biography
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Name: Mario Martone.
Born: 20 November 1959 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
Profession: Italian film/theatre director and screenwriter (filmmaker).
Directing history: Directed more than 30 films since 1985.
Notable films/festivals:
"Troubling Love" (1995) entered into the 48th Cannes Film Festival.
"We Believed" (2010) competed for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
"Nostalgia" (2022) entered into the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
"Nasty Love" (1995) competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
"Fuori" (2025) competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Known for: "Troubling Love" (1995), "Capri-Revolution" (2018), and "The King of Laughter" (2021).
Other works:
Stage director for Lorenzo Ferrero's opera Charlotte Corday, premiered at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma on 21 February 1989.
1983: Video version of Tango Glaciale for Rai.
Falso Movimento works: Il desiderio preso per la coda da Pablo Picasso, Coltelli nel cuore da Bertolt Brecht, and Ritorno ad Alphaville da Jean-Luc Godard.
Founded Teatri Uniti in 1986.
Draft 1: Mario Martone is an Italian film and theatre director and screenwriter born on 20 November
Career overview
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Source [1]: Born Nov 20, 1959, Naples. Known for directing. 82 known credits.
Source [2]: Italian filmmaker. Directed >30 films since 1985. Films Nasty Love (1995), Nostalgia (2022), and Fuori (2025) selected/competed for Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Source [3]: Born Nov 20, 1959, Naples, Campania, Italy. Director and writer. Known for Troubling Love (1995), Capri-Revolution (2018), and The King of Laughter (2021).
Source [4]: 1983 video version of Tango Glaciale for Rai. With Falso Movimento, directed Il desiderio preso per la coda da Pablo Picasso, Coltelli nel cuore by Bertolt Brecht, and Ritorno ad Alphaville by Jean-Luc Godard. 1986 founded Teatri Uniti.
Source [5]: Italian film/theatre director and screenwriter. Directed >30 films since 1985. Troubling Love (1995) entered 48th Cannes Film Festival. We Believed (2010) competed for Golden Lion at 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Note on "Nasty Love" vs "Troubling Love": Source [2] says "Nasty Love (1995)" and Source [3]/[5] say "Troubling Love (1995)". I must be careful. Source [2] says Nasty Love, Nostalgia, and Fuori were selected for Palme d'Or. Source [5] says Troubling Love was entered into the 48th Cannes. I will stick to the specific claims.
Paragraph 1: Early career and background.
Mario Martone is an Italian filmmaker, director, and screenwriter born on November 20, 1959, in Naples, Campania, Italy. His directing career includes more than 30 films since 1985. In 1983, he produced a video version of Tango Glaciale for Rai. Through Falso Movimento, he directed works such as Il desiderio preso per la coda da Pablo Picasso, Coltelli nel cuore by Bertolt Brecht, and Ritorno ad Alphaville by Jean-Luc Godard. In 1986, he founded Teatri Uniti.
Paragraph 2: Notable films and festivals.
Martone's filmography includes Troubling Love (1995), which was entered into the 48th Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film We Believed competed for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Other known works include Capri-Revolution (2018) and The King of Laughter (2021). His films have been featured in various international film festivals. Specifically, the films Nasty Love (1995), Nostalgia (2022), and Fuori (2025) were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Mario Martone is an Italian film and theatre director and screenwriter born on November 20, 1959, in Naples, Campania, Italy. He has directed more than 30 films since 19
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Full Filmography
127 titles- Trick (2026) Director
- Trick (2026) Screenplay
- Fuori (2025) Writer
- Fuori (2025) Director
- Medea (2025) Director
- Teatro Alla Scalla: Eugene Onegin (2025) Director
- Per sempre al Massimo (2024)
- Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me (2023) as Sé stesso
- Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me (2023) Director
- Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me (2023) Screenplay
- Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me (2023) Story
- Viva Viviani (2023) as Sé stesso
- Scarrozzanti e Spiritelli: 50 Years of the Franco Parenti Theatre (2023)
- Totò e il Principe De Curtis - L'uomo oltre la maschera (2023)
- Un'altra Italia era possibile - Il cinema di Giuseppe De Santis (2023) as Self
- Un ritratto in movimento - Omaggio a Mimmo Jodice (2023) Director
- Un ritratto in movimento - Omaggio a Mimmo Jodice (2023) Writer
- Nostalgia (2022) Screenplay
- Nostalgia (2022) Director
- Nostalgia (2022) Story
- La Bohème (2022) Director
- La Traviata (2021) Production Design
- La Traviata (2021) Stage Director
- The King of Laughter (2021) Screenplay
- The King of Laughter (2021) Story
- The King of Laughter (2021) Director
- Felicità - La stagione della rinascita (2021) as Guest
- Costellazione Bertolucci (2020) as Self
- Il barbiere di Siviglia (2020) Director
- The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019) Screenplay
- The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019) Director
- Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax (2019) as Himself
- Wonders - The Peninsula of Treasures (2018) as Self - Director
- Verdi: Falstaff (2018) Stage Director
- Capri-Revolution (2018) Story
- Capri-Revolution (2018) Director
- Capri-Revolution (2018) Screenplay
- Buon compleanno Carlo Verdone! (2018) as Self
- Giordano: Andrea Chénier - Teatro alla Scala (2017) Stage Director
- Ferrante Fever (2017)
- Pina Bausch a Roma (2017) as Self
- Hindemith: Sancta Susanna (2016) Director
- Mascagni: Cavallera Rusticana (2016) Director
- I Don't Know the Men of this City (2015) as Self
- The Bassarids - Theatro dell’Opera di Roma (2015) Director
- Mario Martone: Premio alla carriera (2015) as Self
- Pastorale cilentana (2015) Director
- Leopardi (2014) Director
- Leopardi (2014) Screenplay
- Beethoven: Fidelio (2014) Stage Director
- Rossini - Matilde di Shabran (2013) Stage Director
- Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci - Teatro alla Scala (2011) Stage Director
- Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci - Teatro alla Scala (2011) Director
- La meditazione di Hayez (2011) Director
- Small Moral Works (2011) Director
- We Believed (2010) Dialogue
- We Believed (2010) Director
- We Believed (2010) Screenplay
- We Believed (2010) Script Consultant
- We Believed (2010) Script
- We Believed (2010) Script Editor
- We Believed (2010) Co-Writer
- In the Eyes (2009) as Self
- Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera (2008) Stage Director
- Torvaldo e Dorliska (2007) Stage Director
- Così venne ucciso Pasolini (2005) Director
- Caravaggio, the Last Act (2005) Director
- Caravaggio, the Last Act (2005) Writer
- The Scent of Blood (2004) Director
- The Scent of Blood (2004) Writer
- Pier Paolo Pasolini and the Reason of a Dream (2002) as Self
- Another World Is Possible (2001) Assistant Director
- Nella Napoli di Luca Giordano (2001) Director
- Nella Napoli di Luca Giordano (2001) Writer
- Lulu (2001) Director
- I dieci comandamenti (2001) Director
- Roman Summer (2000) Thanks
- Un posto al mondo (2000) Writer
- Un posto al mondo (2000) Director
- Così Fan Tutte - Teatro Comunale di Ferrara (2000) Director
- Rehearsals for War (1998) Screenplay
- Rehearsals for War (1998) Director
- Rehearsals for War (1998) Writer
- Rehearsals for War (1998) Idea
- Rehearsals for War (1998) Story
- The Earth Quakes (1998) Director
- The Earth Quakes (1998) Writer
- Una disperata vitalità (1998) Director
- Appunti da Santarcangelo (1998) Director
- Appunti da Santarcangelo (1998) Writer
- The Vesuvians (1997) Director
- The Vesuvians (1997) Writer
- La salita (1997) Director
- Westmoreland Naples (1996)
- Aspettando Totò (1996) as Self
- Finale di Partita (1996) Director
- A Sahrawi story (1996) Director
- A Sahrawi story (1996) Writer
- Badolato, 10 dicembre 1995. Per Antonio Neiwiller (1996) Director
- Badolato, 10 dicembre 1995. Per Antonio Neiwiller (1996) Writer
- Troubling Love (1995) Screenplay
- Troubling Love (1995) Director
- The Only Country In The World (1994) Director
- Miracoli - Storie per corti (1994) Director
- Antonio Mastronunzio pittore sannita (1994) Director
- Antonio Mastronunzio pittore sannita (1994) Writer
- Razor (1993) Director
- Razor (1993) Screenplay
- Razor (1993) Production Design
- Luciano Amelio/Terrae motus (1993) Director
- Luciano Amelio/Terrae motus (1993) Writer
- Veglia (1993) Director
- Veglia (1993) Writer
- Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992) Screenplay
- Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992) Story
- Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992) Director
- I Persiani (1990) Director
- Prologo a Ritorno ad Alphaville (1986) Director
- Il desiderio preso per la coda (1986) Director
- Carlo Zago (1985) Stage Director
- Nessun dove - Studi su immagini di Napoli (1985) Director
- Nella città barocca (1985) Director
- Nella città barocca (1985) Writer
- Perfidi incanti (1984) Director
- Perfidi incanti (1984) Writer
- Glacial Tango (1983) Stage Director
- Foresta nera (1982) Director
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Mario Martone best known for?
Mario Martone is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Fuori (2025), Fuori (2025), Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax (2019), The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011).
When and where was Mario Martone born?
Mario Martone was born on November 20, 1959 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
How many credits does Mario Martone have?
Mario Martone has accumulated over 127 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1982 to 2026.
What is Mario Martone's background in cinema and television?
Subject: Mario Martone (Directing). Goal: Write a 90-130 word factual identity profile. Constraints: Use ONLY provided facts. No inventions. No markdown (no asterisks, no headings, etc.). Plain text only. Neutral, encyclopedic prose. Word count target: 90-130 words. Name: Mario Martone. Born: 20 November 1959 in Naples...
Mario Martone by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Wonders - The Peninsula of Treasures (2018) as Self - Director — aged about 58
- Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax (2019) as Himself — aged about 59
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