Marco Bellocchio
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing62
tvPortobello
2026
Director
movieIf I May - Chapter II
2024
Director
movieKidnapped
2023
Director
tvExterior Night
2022
Director
movieIf I May
2021
Director
movieMarx Can Wait
2021
Director
movieThe Traitor
2019
Director
movieThe Fight
2018
Director
movieAll for a Rose
2017
Director
movieSweet Dreams
2016
Director
movieClowns
2016
Director
movieBlood of My Blood
2015
Director
movieDormant Beauty
2012
Director
movieSorelle Mai
2011
Director
movieVincere
2009
Director
movieSorelle
2007
Director
movieThe Wedding Director
2006
Director
movieGood Morning, Night
2003
Director
movieMy Mother's Smile
2002
Director
movieFarewell to the Past
2002
Director
Nina
2000
Director
Fresco
2000
Director
movieThe Nanny
1999
Director
movieThe Prince of Homburg
1997
Director
Elena
1997
Director
movieCelebrate Cinema 101
1996
Director
movieThe Butterfly's Dream
1994
Director
movieThe Conviction
1991
Director
movieThe Witches' Sabbath
1988
Director
movieDevil in the Flesh
1986
Director
movieHenry IV
1984
Director
movieThe Eyes, the Mouth
1982
Director
movieVacation in Val Trebbia
1980
Director
movieA Leap in the Dark
1980
Director
movieThe Cinema Machine
1979
Director
movieThe Seagull
1977
Director
movieVictory March
1976
Director
movieFit to Be Untied
1975
Director
movieLove and Anger
1969
Director
movieChina Is Near
1967
Director
movieFists in the Pocket
1965
Director
movieDown With Uncle
1962
Director
Falcon
Director
Writing61
movieRosebush Pruning
2026
Original Film Writer
movieThe Life Apart
2024
Screenplay
movieKidnapped
2023
Screenplay
tvExterior Night
2022
Story, Writer
movieEsterno Notte - Seconda Parte
2022
Screenplay, Story
movieEsterno Notte - Prima Parte
2022
Story, Screenplay
movieIf I May
2021
Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
movieMarx Can Wait
2021
Writer
movieThe Traitor
2019
Screenplay, Screenstory
movieThe Fight
2018
Writer
movieAll for a Rose
2017
Screenplay
movieSweet Dreams
2016
Screenplay
movieClowns
2016
Writer
movieBlood of My Blood
2015
Screenplay
movieDormant Beauty
2012
Screenplay, Story
movieSorelle Mai
2011
Writer, Screenplay, Idea, Story
movieVincere
2009
Story, Screenplay
movieSorelle
2007
Writer
movieThe Wedding Director
2006
Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
movieRadio West
2004
Writer
movieGood Morning, Night
2003
Writer, Screenplay
movieMy Mother's Smile
2002
Screenplay
Nina
2000
Writer
Fresco
2000
Writer
movieThe Nanny
1999
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Prince of Homburg
1997
Screenplay
Elena
1997
Writer
movieThe Conviction
1991
Screenplay
movieDevil in the Flesh
1986
Story, Writer
movieHenry IV
1984
Screenplay
movieThe Eyes, the Mouth
1982
Screenplay, Story
movieMouth Harmonica
1980
Screenplay
movieA Leap in the Dark
1980
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Seagull
1977
Screenplay
movieVictory March
1976
Writer
moviePlanet Venus
1972
Writer
movieLove and Anger
1969
Writer
movieChina Is Near
1967
Writer
movieDown With Uncle
1962
Writer
movieCulpability and Punishment
1961
Story, Screenplay
Falcon
Writer
Majesty
Screenplay
Acting50
movieRaffa
2023
Self
movieEnnio
2022
Self
tvMarcians
2017
Self
movieFilmstudio, mon amour
2015
Sé stesso
tvSquare
2012
Self
tvLe Cercle
2005
Self
movieBehind Love and Anger
2005
Self - Director (segment "Discutiamo, discutiamo")
movieVacation in Val Trebbia
1980
Il marito
movieFit to Be Untied
1975
Himself (uncredited)
movieSlap the Monster on Page One
1972
Compagno che incita alla calma (uncredited)
movieN.P. - The Secret
1972
Predicatore (voce)
movieLove and Anger
1969
Lecturer (segment "Discutiamo, discutiamo")
movieFrancis of Assisi
1966
Pietro di Stacia
Production13
movieThe Time It Takes
2024
Producer
movieBattlefield
2024
Producer
movieThe Life Apart
2024
Producer
movieClowns
2016
Producer
movieThe Wedding Director
2006
Producer
movieGood Morning, Night
2003
Producer
movieMy Mother's Smile
2002
Producer
movieFarewell to the Past
2002
Producer
movieThe Nanny
1999
Producer
movieThe Prince of Homburg
1997
Producer
movieThe Butterfly's Dream
1994
Producer
Crew3
Creator2
tvPortobello
2026
Creator
tvExterior Night
2022
Creator
Art1
movieMy Mother's Smile
2002
Painter