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Mario Martone

Mario MARTONE (1959, Italy) started his career in the theatre, where he soon developed an interest in other art forms such as film and music. In 1979, with Angelo Curti, Pasquale Mari and Andrea Renzi, he founded the Falso Movimento theatre group, which is regarded as one of the most important avant-garde groups of the present Italian generation. His films have appeared at IFFR on multiple occasions, including The King of Laughter at IFFR 2022 and Nostalgia at IFFR 2023.

Filmography

Foresta nera (1980, short), Tango glaciale (1982), Perfidi incanti (1984), Nella città barocca (1984, short), Nessundove (1985, short), Il desiderio preso per la coda (1986), I persiani (1990), Morte di un matematico napoletano (1992), Rasoi, Lucio Amelio, Terra Motus, Veglia (1993, shorts), Antonio Mastronunzio pittore sannita (1994), Voce all’intelligenza (1994), L’amore molesto (1995), Appunti da santarcangelo (1995), Badolato, 10 dicembre 1995, per Antonio Neiwiller (1996), Una storia Saharawi (1996), Finale di partita (1996), Teatro di guerra (1998), La terra trema (1998), Una disperata vitalita (1998), Un posto al mondo (2000), Nella napoli di Lucia Giordano (2001), I dieci comandamenti (2001), L’odore del sangue (2004), Caravaggio, l’ultimo tempo/Caravaggio, The Last Act (2004), Qui rido io/The King of Laughter (2021), Nostalgia (2022)

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Mario Martone op IFFR

  • The King of Laughter

    Mario Martone | 133' | Italy | None

    Available on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January 9:00 CET to 14 February 9:00 CET



  • Nostalgia

    Mario Martone | 117' | Italy | Dutch Premiere

    Italy’s Oscars submission: a homecoming drama in a Naples neighbourhood fighting for dignity and everyday survival.

  • The King of Laughter

    Mario Martone | 133' | Italy | None

    Compelling epic about Eduardo Scarpetta, star of the Neapolitan theatre, who is accused of plagiarism by an eccentric poet.

  • Caravaggio, The Last Act

    Mario Martone | 41' | Italy | International première

    Caravaggio in Naples. Then and now. Neapolitan Martone makes a beautiful visual poem about the years that Caravaggio spent in his city after being fou

  • Un posto al mondo

    Jacopo Quadri, Mario Martone | 84' | Italy | -

    Impressive documentary about the world-wide refugee problem. With newsreel footage that has never been seen before from the archives of Italian televi

  • L’amore molesto

    Mario Martone | 100' | Italy | -

    Psychological drama annex thriller. Woman is pursued through labyrinthine Naples by her past.

  • Morte di un matematico napolitano

    Mario Martone | 108' | Italy | -

    The last week in the life of the brilliant politician and mathematician Caccioppoli (in 1959). His health has already been sapped by his alcoholism and…

  • Teatro di guerra

    Mario Martone | 108' | Italy | -

    Layered and subtle reflection on the emptiness and lack of understanding brought about by war. In Naples the young actor Leo has started rehearsing hi