Paolo Sorrentino is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Italian cinema working today. He is known for visually striking and complex dramas and has often been compared to Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award two Cannes Film Festival prizes, four Venice Film Festival Awards and four European Film Awards. In Italy he was honoured with eight David di Donatello and six Nastro d'Argento.
The Consequences of Love is a 2004 Italian psychological thriller film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It stars Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini, Gianna Paola Scaffidi, and Raffaele Pisu. In the film, Titta Di Girolamo (Servillo), a mysterious and brooding Italian ex-businessman, begins a relationship with Sofia (Magnani), the barmaid at the Swiss hotel where he lives.
The Nastro d'Argento is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, the association of Italian film critics.
Il divo is a 2008 Italian biographical drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It is based on the figure of former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. It competed at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, where it was awarded the Jury Prize. The film also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Makeup at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010.
Marco Antonio "Toni" Servillo is an Italian actor and theatrical director.
The Passionate Thief is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Anna Magnani and Totò and Ben Gazzara.
Dormant Beauty is a 2012 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio and starring Toni Servillo and Isabelle Huppert. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. For this film Maya Sansa won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress.
The Great Beauty is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in competition for the Palme d'Or. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, the 2013 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and at the 2013 Reykjavik European Film Festival.
La ragazza del lago, internationally released as The Girl by the Lake, is a 2007 Italian thriller-drama film directed by Andrea Molaioli, in his directorial debut. It is based on a novel written by Karin Fossum.
Somewhere Amazing is a 2015 Italian drama film written and directed by Giorgia Cecere and starring Isabella Ragonese and Alessio Boni.
Loro is a 2018 drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino, starring Toni Servillo. The film talks about the group of businessmen and politicians – the Loro (Them) from the title – who live and act near to media tycoon and politician Silvio Berlusconi.
Donato Carrisi is an Italian writer, director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with the film The Girl in the Fog (2017), based on his novel of the same name. He won a David di Donatello 2018 for Best New Director. It was one of the features of the 2019 Italian Film Festival in the United States, promoting Italian films in several cities.
Into the Labyrinth is a 2019 Italian thriller film directed and written by Donato Carrisi. It is based on Carrisi's 2017 novel of the same name. The film stars Toni Servillo, Valentina Bellè, Vinicio Marchioni, and Dustin Hoffman. The film was released in October 2019.
5 Is the Perfect Number is a 2019 Italian thriller drama film directed by Igort, based on his 2002 homonymous graphic novel, starring Toni Servillo and Valeria Golino.
Fog in August is a 2008 novel by Robert Domes. The story revolves around a 14 years old Yenish boy Ernst Lossa who was killed through euthanasia by Nazists.
The Hand of God is a 2021 Italian drama film written, directed, and produced by Paolo Sorrentino. It stars Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Gallo, Betti Pedrazzi, Biagio Manna, and Ciro Capano. The film refers autobiographically to Sorrentino's youth in Naples.
The First Day of My Life is a 2023 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Genovese. It is based on his homonymous 2018 book.
The Inner Cage is a 2021 Italian-Swiss drama film co-written and directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo.
The Interval is a 2012 Italian-Swiss crime-drama film co-written and directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo.
Strangeness is a 2022 Italian comedy film directed by Roberto Andò. The film won four David di Donatello awards, for best original screenplay, best producer, best production designer and best costumes. It was also awarded the Nastro d'Argento of the Year.
