Nanni Moretti

Birthday: August 19, 1953 in Brunico, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Birth Name: Giovanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti was born on the 19th of August, 1953. He lives in Rome, where since he was a kid he devotes himself to his two passions: cinema and water-polo. In 1970 he also played in water-polo first division in Italy, and in the junior National team. In those years he was also very committed in politics, within the youth league of the Italian Communist Party. Once finished high school studies, he sold his stamps collection to buy a super8 cinema camera, using which he started shooting home-made short films with his friends in 1973. His professional movie-making career starts with Ecce bombo (1978). This was also his first nation-wide success, and still a cult-movie for many Italians. Show less «

Characters in my movies go through crises. Everybody in real life, and similarly movie characters, g...Show more »

Characters in my movies go through crises. Everybody in real life, and similarly movie characters, goes through crises. I am interested in describing those moments since they show one's true character; truth emerges during a crisis. Show less «

[on religion] I remember the shirts that said 'Thank God I'm an atheist'. Funny. But I do not think ...Show more »

[on religion] I remember the shirts that said 'Thank God I'm an atheist'. Funny. But I do not think so. I'm not a believer and I'm sorry. Show less «

It's important to tell a story in a non-academic manner, to have a narrative which doesn't limit its...Show more »

It's important to tell a story in a non-academic manner, to have a narrative which doesn't limit itself to fulfilling the basics: a narrative which, although familiar with the rules, can do without them. However, it is also important that it rings true within yourself, and also within what you are in the process of telling. You should never have a flat and ordinary relationship with the material you want to present. Show less «

Italian journalism is getting worse and worse. It is looking for sensationalism. I don't identify wi...Show more »

Italian journalism is getting worse and worse. It is looking for sensationalism. I don't identify with the descriptions many journalists give of me, but never mind. For sure, I can't and don't want to be on TV every day to show that I am different from the character the journalists depict. Show less «

To make an autobiographical film is a way of revealing oneself. But it's also a way of hiding onesel...Show more »

To make an autobiographical film is a way of revealing oneself. But it's also a way of hiding oneself. Show less «

I am not a director. I am one who makes films when he has something to say.

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti's FILMOGRAPHY

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