Paolo Sorrentino
Paolo Sorrentino is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and playwright who was born on May 31, 1970. La Grande Bellezza, his 2013 film, earned the … Read more
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Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini (March 5, 1922 – November 2, 1975) was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and thinker, as well as an actor, journalist, … Read more
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci (March 16, 1941 – November 26, 2018) was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter who had a 50-year career. Bertolucci’s work has received … Read more
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor who died on March 13, 1996. Despite working in a variety of genres throughout a … Read more
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi was an Italian dramatist, screenwriter, director, and novelist who died on December 15, 2005. He was born in Naples to an aristocratic … Read more
Lamberto Bava Biography & Filmography
Lamberto Bava (born 3 April 1944) is a film director from Italy. Born in Rome, Bava began his career as an assistant director for his … Read more
Umberto Lenzi Biography & Fimography
Umberto Lenzi was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and author who died on October 19, 2017. Lenzi, a lifelong cinema lover, studied at the Centro … Read more
Elio Petri Biography & Filmography
Eraclio Petri (29 January 1929 – 10 November 1982) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, theater director, and critic who was involved with political filmmaking … Read more
Matteo Garrone Biography & Filmography
Matteo Garrone (born October 15, 1968) is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, the son of a theatrical critic, Nico Garrone, and a photographer, … Read more
Sergio Leone Biography & Filmography
Sergio Leone (3 January 1929 – 30 April 1989) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter who is widely acknowledged as the inventor of … Read more
Dario Argento Biography & Filmography
Dario Argento (born September 7, 1940) is a film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and critic from Italy. His pioneering work in the horror genre throughout … Read more
Federico Fellini Biography and Filmography
Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter recognized for his particular style, which combined fantasy and … Read more
The Dreamers
Bernardo Bertolucci directed the romantic drama film The Dreamers in 2003. Gilbert Adair wrote the script, which is based on his 1988 novel The Holy … Read more