Marco Bellocchio
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.
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DirectingBirthday
November 9, 1939Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
98Place of birth
Bobbio, Piacenza, ItalyAlso known as
Марко Беллоккьо, Марко Беллоккио, 마르코 벨로키오, 마르코 벨로치오Cast credits
Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo
SelfMy Name Is Anna Magnani
SelfN.P.
Predicatore (voce)I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
SelfFilmmakers vs. Tycoons
SelfFit to Be Untied
Himself (uncredited)Glauber, Claro
SelfMarx Can Wait
SelfWhat Do You Know About Me
SelfJourney into the Twilight
SelfCesare Zavattini
SelfOpera Prima
SelfEnnio
SelfBehind the Scenes: The Traitor
HimselfColpiti al cuore
SelfCrew credits
Vincere
Director, WriterGood Morning, Night
Director, Writer, ProducerThe Wedding Director
Director, Writer, ProducerDevil in the Flesh
Director, Story, WriterHenry IV
Director, ScreenplayVictory March
Director, WriterMy Mother's Smile
Director, Screenplay, Producer, PainterFists in the Pocket
Director, WriterIn the Name of the Father
Director, WriterSlap the Monster on Page One
DirectorLove and Anger
Director, WriterChina Is Near
Director, WriterLeap Into the Void
Director, Screenplay, StorySorelle Mai
Director, WriterThe Prince of Homburg
Director, Screenplay, ProducerDormant Beauty
Director, Screenplay, StoryThe Eyes, the Mouth
Director, Screenplay, StoryThe Nanny
Director, Screenplay, Story, ProducerThe Witches' Sabbath
Director, Writer, EditorThe Conviction
Director, ScreenplayFit to Be Untied
Director