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Marco Bellocchio‌

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Marco Bellocchio

Bobbio, Piacenza, Italy

Marco Bellocchio

Bobbio, Piacenza, Italy

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Birthday

calendar1939-11-09

Popularity

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Biography

Marco Bellocchio (Italian: [ˈmarko belˈlɔkkjo]; born 9 November 1939; Bobbio) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schoolteacher. He began studying philosophy in Milan but then decided to enter film school, making his first film, Fists in the Pocket, (I pugni in tasca, winner of the Silver Sail at the 1965 Festival del film Locarno), funded by family members and shot on family property, in 1965. Bellocchio's films include China Is Near (1967), Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (Slap the Monster on Page One) (1972), Nel Nome del Padre (In the name of the Father – a satire on a Catholic boarding school that shares affinities with Lindsay Anderson's If....) (1972), Victory March (1976), A Leap in the Dark (1980), Henry IV (1984), Devil in the Flesh (1986), and My Mother's Smile (2002), which told the story of a wealthy Italian artist, a 'default-Marxist and atheist', who suddenly discovers that the Vatican is proposing to make his detested mother a saint. In 1991 he won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival for his film The Conviction. In 1995 he directed a documentary about the Red Brigades and the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, titled Broken Dreams. In 2003, he directed a feature film on the same theme, Good Morning, Night. In 2006 his film The Wedding Director was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 1999, he was awarded with an Honorable Prize for the contribution to cinema at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. In 2009 he directed Vincere, which was in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival. He finished Sorelle Mai, an experimental film that was shot over ten years with the students of six separate workshops playing themselves. He was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September 2011. His 2012 film Dormant Beauty was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.[6] On 6 September 2012, Bellocchio condemned the Catholic Church's interference in politics after the premiere of his controversial film about a high-profile euthanasia case. The film approaches the topic of euthanasia and the difficulty with legislation on end of life in Italy, which has Vatican City within its borders. The subject is inspired by Eluana Englaro's case. Following the decision of the jury of the Venice Film Festival, which excluded the film from the Golden Lion, Bellocchio has expressed strong criticism against President Michael Mann.

Movie Credits

Opera Prima

Opera Prima‌
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calendar 2021

Cinéma et Réalité

Cinéma et Réalité‌
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calendar 1967

Lo Spazio Inquieto

Lo Spazio Inquieto‌
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calendar 2022

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth‌
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calendar 2014

Vacation in Val Trebbia

Vacation in Val Trebbia‌
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calendar 1980

My Mother's Smile

My Mother's Smile‌
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calendar 2002

Slap the Monster on Page One

Slap the Monster on Page One‌
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calendar 1972

The Seagull

The Seagull‌
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calendar 1977

Tutto in comune

Tutto in comune‌
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calendar 1974

Mother

Mother‌
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calendar 2014

Caro Paolo

Caro Paolo‌
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calendar 2013

Ennio

Ennio‌
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calendar 2022

Raffa

Raffa‌
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calendar 2023

Behind the Scenes: The Traitor

Behind the Scenes: The Traitor‌
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calendar 2022

Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi‌
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calendar 1966

Colpiti al cuore

Colpiti al cuore‌
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calendar 2019

La mia casa e i miei coinquilini - Il lungo viaggio di Joyce Lussu

La mia casa e i miei coinquilini - Il lungo viaggio di Joyce Lussu‌
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calendar 2016

Love and Anger

Love and Anger‌
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calendar 1969

Voi siete qui

Voi siete qui‌
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calendar 2011

Planet Venus

Planet Venus‌
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calendar 1972

A Need for Change: The Making of 'Fists in the Pocket'

A Need for Change: The Making of 'Fists in the Pocket'‌
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calendar 2005

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso‌
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calendar 2009

Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo

Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo‌
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calendar 2013

Stessa rabbia, stessa primavera

Stessa rabbia, stessa primavera‌
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calendar 2003

My Name Is Anna Magnani

My Name Is Anna Magnani‌
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calendar 1980

A un millimetro dal cuore

A un millimetro dal cuore‌
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calendar 2002

N.P.

N.P.‌
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calendar 1972

I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto

I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto‌
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calendar 2004

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons‌
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calendar 2005

Fit to Be Untied

Fit to Be Untied‌
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calendar 1975

Glauber, Claro

Glauber, Claro‌
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calendar 2020

Marcello, una vita dolce

Marcello, una vita dolce‌
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calendar 2006

Behind Love and Anger

Behind Love and Anger‌
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calendar 2005

Marx Can Wait

Marx Can Wait‌
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calendar 2021

What Do You Know About Me

What Do You Know About Me‌
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calendar 2009

Journey into the Twilight

Journey into the Twilight‌
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calendar 2021

Cesare Zavattini

Cesare Zavattini‌
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calendar 2003

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces

Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces‌
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calendar 2024

Tv Credits

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
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calendar 1975

Square

Square‌
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calendar 2012

1968 - The Global Revolt

1968 - The Global Revolt‌
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calendar 2018

Marcians

Marcians‌
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calendar 2017