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Marco Bellocchio

マルコ・ベッロッキオ

Maruko Berrokkio

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939-11-09 (Bobbio, Italy)
Nationality
イタリア, イタリア人
Languages
Italian
Religion
Atheism
Residence History
Bobbio → Milan → Rome → London

Career

Occupations
Film director, Screenwriter, Actor
Active Years
1962-2025
Influenced By
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Nominations
David di Donatello 2003 My Mother's Smile Best Director nomination, Multiple Nastro d'Argento nominations

Education

Dramatic Art Academy of Milan
Drama
Country: Italy
Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Cinematography
Country: Italy
Slade School of Fine Art
Fine Art
Country: United Kingdom
哲学を学び後に映画へ

Awards

Honorary Palme d'Or
2021
Organization: Cannes Film Festival
Result: Won
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize
1991
Work: The Conviction
Organization: Berlin International Film Festival
Result: Won
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
2011
Organization: Venice Film Festival
Result: Won
David di Donatello for Best Director
1980
Work: A Leap in the Dark
Category: 監督賞
Organization: David di Donatello
Result: Won
Nastro d'Argento
1966
Work: Fists in the Pocket
Category: 最優秀監督賞
Organization: Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Result: Nominated

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Fists in the Pocket

1965 Drama

A tale of familial tension and madness, his debut film.

FamilyMadnessCatholicism

Good Morning, Night

2003 Drama

Based on the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro.

PoliticsTerrorismConscience

The Traitor

2019 Crime Drama

Story of a Mafia traitor.

MafiaBetrayalTrial

Bibliography

  • Fists in the Pocket (1965)
  • China Is Near (1967)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Politically radicalCritique of CatholicismExperimental
Recurring Motifs
Family breakdownPolitical oppressionPsychological darkness

Legacy

Master of Italian cinema known for exploring political and social themes.

In Popular Culture

  • Films celebrated at Cannes, Berlin, Venice

Quotes

  • Marxism has little to do with it now.
    Source: 2002 Interview (2002)
  • Socialism and the Left should be reinvented.
    Source: 2006 London Film Festival Interview (2006)

Trivia

  • Twin brother Camillo committed suicide in 1969
  • Raised in strict Catholic family but atheist
  • Ran for Italian Parliament in 2006