Marco Bellocchio

Marco BELLOCCHIO (1939, Italy) is one of the most prominent directors in Italian cinematic history. Following film school, he broke into the industry in 1965 with Fists in the Pocket, a tumultuous film about youthful rebellion. Since then, he has amassed a body of work that encompasses original screenplays, adaptations of Pirandello and Kleist and personal, quasi-autobiographical work covering a range a of subjects including socialism, anarchy, terrorism, and sexual and political liberation. More recently, Bellocchio has turned his hand to more linnear narratives in a number of films that examine Italy's recent past and its present, from The Nanny (1999), Dormant Beauty (2012) and Il Traditore (2019), which became a major box-office hit in Italy. Rapito (2023) is selected for IFFR 2024.

Filmography

(selection) I Pugni in Tasca/Fists in the Pocket (1965), La Cina è Vicina/China Is Near (1967), Nel Nome del Padre/In the Name of the Father (1972), Sbatti il Mostro in Prima Pagina (1972), Il Gabbiano/The Seagull (1977), Salto nel Vuoto/A Leap in the Dark (1980), Vacanze in Val Trebbia/Vacation in Val Trebbia (1980), Gli Occhi, la Bocca/The Eyes, the Mouth (1982), Enrico IV/Henry IV (1984), Diavolo in Corpo/Devil in the Flesh (1986), La Visione del Sabba/The Witches' Sabbath (1988), La Condanna/The Conviction (1991), Il Sogno della Farfalla/The Butterfly's Dream (1994), Il Principe di Homburg/The Prince of Homburg (1996), La Balia/The Nanny (1999), L'ora di Religione (Il Sorriso di Mia Madre)/My Mother's Smile (2002), Buongiorno, notte/Good Morning, Night (2003), Il Regista di Matrimoni/The Wedding Director (2006), Vincere (2009), Sorelle Mai (2010), Bella Addormentata/Dormant Beauty (2012), Sangue del Mio Sangue/Blood of My Blood (2015), Fai Bei Sogni/Sweet Dreams (2016), Il Traditore/The Traitor (2019), Esterno notte/Exterior Night (2022, TV series), Rapito/Kidnapped (2023)

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