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Birthday: Nov 09, 1939
Place of Birth: Bobbio, Piacenza, Italy

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Opera Prima Self 2021
Cinéma et Réalité Self 1967
Lo Spazio Inquieto 2022
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth Self 2014
Vacation in Val Trebbia 1980
Caro Paolo 2013
The Seagull 1977
My Mother's Smile 2002
Tutto in comune 1974
Slap the Monster on Page One Compagno che incita alla calma (uncredited) 1972
Mother 2014
Ennio Self 2022
Raffa Self 2023
Behind the Scenes: The Traitor Himself 2022
Francis of Assisi Pietro di Stacia 1966
Colpiti al cuore Self 2019
La mia casa e i miei coinquilini - Il lungo viaggio di Joyce Lussu 2016
Love and Anger Lecturer (segment "Discutiamo, discutiamo") 1969
Voi siete qui Self 2011
Planet Venus 1972
A Need for Change: The Making of 'Fists in the Pocket' Slef 2005
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso 2009
Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo Self 2013
Stessa rabbia, stessa primavera Himself 2003
My Name Is Anna Magnani Self 1980
A un millimetro dal cuore 2002
N.P. Predicatore (voce) 1972
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto Self 2004
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons Self 2005
Fit to Be Untied Himself (uncredited) 1975
Glauber, Claro Self 2020
Marcello, una vita dolce Self 2006
Behind Love and Anger Self - Director (segment "Discutiamo, discutiamo") 2005
Marx Can Wait Self 2021
What Do You Know About Me Self 2009
Journey into the Twilight Self 2021
Cesare Zavattini Self 2003
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces Self 2024
Series Cast Year
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Square Self 2012
1968 - The Global Revolt Self 2018
Marcians Self 2017
Le Cercle 2005
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