- Paolo Sorrentino
Paolo Sorrentino (born
May 31 1970 ) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born inNaples .Sorrentino's first film as screenwriter, "Polvere di Napoli", was released in 1998. He began directing several short movies, like "L'amore non ha confini", in 1998, and "La notte lunga", in 2001. His debut with a long feature is "
One Man Up " ("L'uomo in più"), awarded with the Nastro D'Argento for the best young director.He achieved international recognition in 2004 for his stylish thriller, "
The Consequences of Love " ("Le conseguenze dell'amore"). The film, which explores the mindset of a lonely businessman being used as a pawn by theMafia , won many awards and was nominated for thePalme D'Or at theCannes Film Festival .Sorrentino's next feature, "
The Family Friend " ("L'amico di famiglia"), was shown at theLondon Film Festival in October 2006. It tells the story of a malicious septuagenarian loan-shark who develops a fixation with the beautiful daughter of one of his customers. Sorrentino made his acting debut with a cameo appearance inNanni Moretti 's film"The Caiman "("Il caimano"), which was also shown at the 2006 London Film Festival.Sorrentino's latest film, "Il Divo", is a dramatised biopic of
Giulio Andreotti , the controversial Italian politician. The feature, which won the Prix Du Jury at Cannes Film Festival, sees Sorrentino reunited with The Consequences of Love star,Toni Servillo , who plays the part of Andreotti.Filmography
*"Polvere di Napoli" (1998, as screenwriter)
*"L'amore non ha confini" (Short, 1998)
*"La notte lunga" (Short, 2001)
*"L'uomo in più" (2001)
*"The Consequences of Love " ("Le conseguenze dell'amore", 2004)
*"The Family Friend " ("L'amico di famiglia", 2006)
*"Il Divo" (2008)External links
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* [http://www.festival-cannes.fr/films/fiche_film.php?langue=6002&id_film=4352470 Paolo Sorrentino's thoughts on The Family Friend]
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