Nanni Moretti
Directing Born Aug 19, 1953 Bruneck, Italy 181 credits
Biography
Nanni Moretti is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Born on August 19, 1953, in Bruneck, Italy, Moretti has directed numerous films that have received accolades. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for "The Son's Room". Moretti has also received the Silver Bear at the 1986 Berlin Film Festival for "The Mass is Ended" and the Silver Lion at the 1981 Venice Film Festival for "Sweet Dreams". Additionally, he has won the David di Donatello Award for Best Film on three occasions. Moretti served as the President of the Jury at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
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Career overview
Nanni Moretti is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He has directed numerous films, some of which have received critical acclaim. Moretti's films have won several awards, including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for "The Son's Room". He has also received 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".
Moretti has been recognized for his work as a director, with his films earning accolades from various film festivals. He has been the President of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012. Moretti's directing credits include films such as "Caro diario", "The Son's Room", and "Il caimano", which have won the David di Donatello Award for Best Film on multiple occasions.
Throughout his career, Moretti has demonstrated his versatility as a director, tackling a wide range of subjects in his films. His work has been recognized by the film industry, with several of his films winning prestigious awards. Moretti continues to be a prominent figure in the world of Italian cinema, known for his thought-provoking and critically acclaimed films.
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Career timeline
It Will Happen TonightIt Will Happen Tonight · DirectorIt Will Happen Tonight · ScreenplayIt Will Happen Tonight · Producer
Canestrooooo!Canestrooooo! · DirectorBuio in sala
Vittoria · ProducerQuasi a casa · ProducerCarlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema
A Brighter TomorrowA Brighter Tomorrow · DirectorA Brighter Tomorrow · ProducerA Brighter Tomorrow · ScreenplayA Brighter Tomorrow · Story
Las LeonasLas Leonas · ProducerThe HummingbirdPiazza · ProducerFranco Battiato - La voce del padrone
Three FloorsThree Floors · ScreenplayThree Floors · ProducerThree Floors · DirectorWe Are Cinema
Santiago, ItaliaSantiago, Italia · ProducerSantiago, Italia · ScreenplaySantiago, Italia · DirectorPiazza Mazzini
Cheerful Ischia and Smiling CollarbonesCheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones · DirectorEvviva GiuseppeDalla quercia alla palma - 40 anni di Padre Padrone
Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre'Venanzio Revolt: I miei primi 80 anni di cinema
Filmstudio, mon amourThe Legend of the Palme d'OrMia madreMia madre · DirectorMia madre · Producer
Tutte le storie di Piera
The King · ProducerGently Dig the Abdomen · DirectorAutobiography of the Masked Man · Director
A Special DayGirlfriend in a Coma
We Have a PopeWe Have a Pope · ProducerWe Have a Pope · DirectorWe Have a Pope · StoryWe Have a Pope · Screenplay
Film QuizFilm Quiz · DirectorQuiet ChaosQuiet Chaos · Screenplay
To Each His Own CinemaTo Each His Own Cinema · DirectorTo Each His Own Cinema · WriterCinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) · DirectorThe Last Championship
The CaimanThe Caiman · DirectorThe Caiman · ProducerThe Caiman · StoryThe Caiman · Screenplay
Colpi di testa · Producer
Te lo leggo negli occhiTe lo leggo negli occhi · ProducerI nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
Fellini: I'm a Born LiarThe Last Customer · DirectorThe Last Customer · ProducerAnguish Cry of Predator BirdAnguish Cry of Predator Bird · Director
Zappaterra, · ProducerIl salumificio · Producer
The Son's RoomThe Son's Room · ScreenplayThe Son's Room · StoryThe Son's Room · DirectorThe Son's Room · Producer
AprileAprile · ProducerAprile · DirectorAprile · Writer
Three Lives and Only One DeathOpening Day of Close-UpOpening Day of Close-Up · Director
The Second TimeThe Second Time · Producer
The Only Country In The WorldThe Only Country In The World · Director
Caro diarioCaro diario · WriterCaro diario · DirectorCaro diario · ProducerCaro Nanni
The Yes ManThe Yes Man · Producer
The Thing · DirectorThe Thing · ProducerThe Thing · Editor
Palombella rossaPalombella rossa · DirectorPalombella rossa · WriterPalombella rossa · ProducerCinéma, de notre temps
Full Filmography
181 titles- It Will Happen Tonight (2026)
- It Will Happen Tonight (2026) Director
- It Will Happen Tonight (2026) Screenplay
- It Will Happen Tonight (2026) Producer
- Canestrooooo! (2025) as Self
- Canestrooooo! (2025) Director
- Buio in sala (2025)
- Vittoria (2024) Producer
- Quasi a casa (2024) Producer
- Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema (2024) as Self
- A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) as Giovanni
- A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) Director
- A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) Producer
- A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) Screenplay
- A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) Story
- Las Leonas (2022) as Sé stesso
- Las Leonas (2022) Producer
- The Hummingbird (2022) as Daniele Carradori
- Piazza (2022) Producer
- Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone (2022)
- Three Floors (2021) as Vittorio
- Three Floors (2021) Screenplay
- Three Floors (2021) Producer
- Three Floors (2021) Director
- We Are Cinema (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Senza troppo recitare la follia (2021)
- My Life with the Waters (2021) Thanks
- Santiago, Italia (2018) as Self
- Santiago, Italia (2018) Producer
- Santiago, Italia (2018) Screenplay
- Santiago, Italia (2018) Director
- Piazza Mazzini (2018)
- Piazza Mazzini (2018) Director
- Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones (2017) as Self
- Cheerful Ischia and Smiling Collarbones (2017) Director
- Evviva Giuseppe (2017) as Himself
- Dalla quercia alla palma - 40 anni di Padre Padrone (2017) as Himself
- Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre' (2016) as Self
- Venanzio Revolt: I miei primi 80 anni di cinema (2016) as Narrator
- Filmstudio, mon amour (2015) as Sé stesso
- The Legend of the Palme d'Or (2015) as Self
- Mia madre (2015) as Giovanni
- Mia madre (2015) Director
- Mia madre (2015) Producer
- Mia madre (2015) Story
- Mia madre (2015) Screenplay
- Tutte le storie di Piera (2014)
- The King (2013) Producer
- Gently Dig the Abdomen (2013) Director
- Autobiography of the Masked Man (2013) Director
- A Special Day (2012) as Self
- Girlfriend in a Coma (2012) as Self
- We Have a Pope (2011) as Dott. Brezzi
- We Have a Pope (2011) Producer
- We Have a Pope (2011) Director
- We Have a Pope (2011) Story
- We Have a Pope (2011) Screenplay
- Voi siete qui (2011) as Self
- Block-notes di Habemus Papam (2011) Producer
- Film Quiz (2008) as Himself
- Film Quiz (2008) Director
- Quiet Chaos (2008) as Pietro Paladini
- Quiet Chaos (2008) Screenplay
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) as Nanni Moretti (segment "Diario di uno spettatore")
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) Director
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) Writer
- Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition) (2007) Director
- The Last Championship (2007) as Self
- The Last Championship (2007) Producer
- The Last Championship (2007) Writer
- The Last Championship (2007) Director
- Say Something Left-Wing (2007) as Himself
- The Caiman (2006) as Nanni Moretti / Silvio Berlusconi
- The Caiman (2006) Director
- The Caiman (2006) Producer
- The Caiman (2006) Story
- The Caiman (2006) Screenplay
- The Caiman's Diary (2006) Director
- Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) (2006) Director
- Colpi di testa (2005) Producer
- Te lo leggo negli occhi (2004) as Cliente negozio
- Te lo leggo negli occhi (2004) Producer
- I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto (2004) as Self
- Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2003) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Last Customer (2003) Director
- The Last Customer (2003) Producer
- Anguish Cry of Predator Bird (2003) as Self
- Anguish Cry of Predator Bird (2003) Director
- Anguish Cry of Predator Bird (2003) Producer
- Anguish Cry of Predator Bird (2003) Writer
- Zappaterra, (2002) Producer
- Il salumificio (2002) Producer
- The Son's Room (2001) as Giovanni
- The Son's Room (2001) Screenplay
- The Son's Room (2001) Story
- The Son's Room (2001) Director
- The Son's Room (2001) Producer
- Aprile (1998) as Nanni Moretti
- Aprile (1998) Producer
- Aprile (1998) Director
- Aprile (1998) Writer
- Three Lives and Only One Death (1996) as Barman
- Opening Day of Close-Up (1996) as Himself
- Opening Day of Close-Up (1996) Director
- The Second Time (1995) as Alberto Sajevo
- The Second Time (1995) Producer
- The Only Country In The World (1994) as Cesare Botero / Self
- The Only Country In The World (1994) Director
- Caro diario (1993) as Nanni Moretti
- Caro diario (1993) Writer
- Caro diario (1993) Director
- Caro diario (1993) Producer
- Caro Nanni (1993) as Himself
- The Yes Man (1991) as Cesare Botero
- The Yes Man (1991) Producer
- The Thing (1990) Director
- The Thing (1990) Producer
- The Thing (1990) Editor
- Palombella rossa (1989) as Michele Apicella
- Palombella rossa (1989) Director
- Palombella rossa (1989) Writer
- Palombella rossa (1989) Producer
- Cinéma, de notre temps (1989) as Nanni Moretti
- It's Happening Tomorrow (1988) as Matteo, il carbonaio
- It's Happening Tomorrow (1988) Producer
- Notte italiana (1987) Producer
- The Mass Is Ended (1985) as Don Giulio
- The Mass Is Ended (1985) Director
- The Mass Is Ended (1985) Story
- The Mass Is Ended (1985) Screenplay
- Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema (1985) as Self
- Bianca (1984) as Michele Apicella
- Bianca (1984) Director
- Bianca (1984) Screenplay
- Bianca (1984) Story
- Sabatoventiquattromarzo (1984) Director
- Riso in bianco – Nanni Moretti atleta di se stesso (1984) as Self
- Sweet Dreams (1981) as Michele Apicella
- Sweet Dreams (1981) Director
- Sweet Dreams (1981) Screenplay
- Sweet Dreams (1981) Story
- Sweet Dreams (1981) Producer
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- Ecce Bombo (1978) as Michele Apicella
- Ecce Bombo (1978) Director
- Ecce Bombo (1978) Story
- Ecce Bombo (1978) Screenplay
- Ecce Bombo (1978) Idea
- Ecce Bombo (1978) Script
- Ecce Bombo (1978) Writer
- Padre Padrone (1977) as Cesare
- An Autarchic at 'Palazzo' (1977) as Himself
- An Autarchic at 'Palazzo' (1977) Director
- An Autarchic at 'Palazzo' (1977) Writer
- I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) as Michele Apicella
- I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) Director
- I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) Editor
- I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) Writer
- I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) Producer
- I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) Idea
- I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) Story
- I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) Script
- I Am Self-Sufficient (1976) Screenplay
- How Do You Speak, Brother? (1974) as Don Rodrigo
- How Do You Speak, Brother? (1974) Producer
- How Do You Speak, Brother? (1974) Director
- How Do You Speak, Brother? (1974) Writer
- Defeat (1973)
- Defeat (1973) Producer
- Defeat (1973) Director
- Defeat (1973) Writer
- Bourgeois Pâté (1973) as Il ragazzo con la cinepresa
- Bourgeois Pâté (1973) Producer
- Bourgeois Pâté (1973) Director
- Bourgeois Pâté (1973) Writer
- Primo Viaggio Producer
- Diario di Uno Spettatore as Nanni Moretti
- Diario di Uno Spettatore Director
- Diario di Uno Spettatore Writer
- Segni particolari: documentarista
- Carla Lonzi, A Feminist Story
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Nanni Moretti best known for?
Nanni Moretti is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including A Brighter Tomorrow (2023), A Brighter Tomorrow (2023), A Brighter Tomorrow (2023), A Brighter Tomorrow (2023).
When and where was Nanni Moretti born?
Nanni Moretti was born on August 19, 1953 in Bruneck, Italy.
How many credits does Nanni Moretti have?
Nanni Moretti has accumulated over 181 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1973 to 2026.
What is Nanni Moretti's background in cinema and television?
Nanni Moretti is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Born on August 19, 1953, in Bruneck, Italy, Moretti has directed numerous films that have received accolades. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for "The Son's Room". Moretti has also received the Silver Bear at the 1986 B...
Nanni Moretti by the numbers
181credits
179films
2TV series
1973–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Bianca (1984) as Michele Apicella — aged about 30
- Caro diario (1993) as Nanni Moretti — aged about 39
- The Son's Room (2001) as Giovanni — aged about 47
- A Brighter Tomorrow (2023) as Giovanni — aged about 69
- We Have a Pope (2011) as Dott. Brezzi — aged about 57
- Padre Padrone (1977) as Cesare — aged about 23
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