Paolo Sorrentino

Paolo Sorrentino

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1970-05-31 (54 years old)

Biography

Paolo Sorrentino (Italian: [ˈpaːolo sorrenˈtiːno]; born 31 May 1970; Naples) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Italian cinema working today. He is known for visually striking and complex dramas and has often been compared to Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award two Cannes Film Festival prizes, four Venice Film Festival Awards and four European Film Awards. In Italy he was honoured with eight David di Donatello and six Nastro d'Argento.


Sorrentino made his directorial film debut with the Italian comedy-drama One Man Up (2001) for which he received the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director followed by The Consequences of Love (2004), The Family Friend (2006), and This Must Be the Place (2011). The biographical drama Il Divo (2009) was awarded the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize. He received critical acclaim with the art drama The Great Beauty (2013) which won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He followed with Youth (2015), Loro (2018), and The Hand of God (2021) the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He is also known for his work on television creating and directing the HBO drama series The Young Pope (2016), and The New Pope (2019). He worked with songwriters Antonello Venditti, Paloma Faith and Mark Kozelek and written three books published in Italian.


He works with authors and producers including Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano, Toni Servillo and Luca Bigazzi. Actors in his films have included Sabrina Ferilli, Michael Caine, Fanny Ardant, Harvey Keitel, Isabella Ferrari, Elena Sofia Ricci, Sean Penn, Riccardo Scamarcio, Jude Law, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Nanni Moretti, Filippo Scotti, Carlo Verdone, Antonio Albanese, Frank Langella and Jane Fonda.

Filmography

all 65

Movies 56

Director 34

Producer 11

self 9

TV Shows 9

Writer 1

Screenplay 1

Associate Producer
The Flood

The Flood (2024)

Movie
Producer / Director / Writer
Parthenope

Parthenope (2024)

Movie
Creator / Director
Sei pezzi facili

Sei pezzi facili (2022)

TV
Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema

We Are Cinema (2021)

Movie
Producer / Screenplay / Director
The Hand of God

The Hand of God (2021)

Movie
Creator / Executive Producer
The New Pope

The New Pope (2020)

TV
8
Director / Writer
Loro

Loro (2018)

Movie
Writer / Director
Loro 2

Loro 2 (2018)

Movie
4
Director / Writer
Loro 1

Loro 1 (2018)

Movie
4
Creator / Director
The Young Pope

The Young Pope (2016)

TV
7.88
Director / Writer
Youth

Youth (2015)

Movie
5.25
Comparsa / Director / Screenplay
The Great Beauty

The Great Beauty (2013)

Movie
6.44
Writer / Director
Napoli 24

Napoli 24 (2010)

Movie
Director / Screenplay
The Family Friend

The Family Friend (2006)

Movie
il marito di Aidra in 'Cataratte'
The Caiman

The Caiman (2006)

Movie
Supervising Producer
Nature: Consuelo

Nature: Consuelo (2005)

Movie
Screenplay / Director / Music
One Man Up

One Man Up (2001)

Movie
6
First Assistant Director
Drogheria

Drogheria (1995)

Movie
First Assistant Director
Ladri di futuro

Ladri di futuro (1992)

Movie
Director / Producer
Grace

Grace

Movie
Producer
Ferrari

Ferrari

TV
Screenplay
L'infinito

L'infinito

Movie
Director
Sue

Sue

Movie
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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1970-05-31 (54 years old)

Birth Place
Naples, Italy

Citizenships
Italy

Awards
European Film Award for Best Director, European Film Award for Best Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film

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Cristiano Travaglioli
Paolo Sorrentino,
Cristiano Travaglioli worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
16 Movies
2 TV Shows
Nicola Giuliano
Paolo Sorrentino,
Nicola Giuliano worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
14 Movies
1 TV Show
Luca Bigazzi
Paolo Sorrentino,
Luca Bigazzi worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
12 Movies
2 TV Shows
Toni Servillo
Paolo Sorrentino,
Toni Servillo worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
13 Movies
Annamaria Sambucco
Paolo Sorrentino,
Annamaria Sambucco worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
11 Movies
1 TV Show
Francesca Cima
Paolo Sorrentino,
Francesca Cima worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
12 Movies
Viola Prestieri
Paolo Sorrentino,
Viola Prestieri worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
11 Movies
Umberto Contarello
Paolo Sorrentino,
Umberto Contarello worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
10 Movies
Lorenzo Mieli
Paolo Sorrentino,
Lorenzo Mieli worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
6 Movies
4 TV Shows
Daria D'Antonio
Paolo Sorrentino,
Daria D'Antonio worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
9 Movies
1 TV Show
Lele Marchitelli
Paolo Sorrentino,
Lele Marchitelli worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
8 Movies
2 TV Shows
Silvia Moraes
Paolo Sorrentino,
Silvia Moraes worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
8 Movies
1 TV Show
Emanuele Cecere
Paolo Sorrentino,
Emanuele Cecere worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
8 Movies
1 TV Show
Roberto De Francesco
Paolo Sorrentino,
Roberto De Francesco worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
8 Movies
Carlotta Calori
Paolo Sorrentino,
Carlotta Calori worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
6 Movies
Carlo Poggioli
Paolo Sorrentino,
Carlo Poggioli worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
5 Movies
1 TV Show
Aldo Signoretti
Paolo Sorrentino,
Aldo Signoretti worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
6 Movies
Silvio Orlando
Paolo Sorrentino,
Silvio Orlando worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
4 Movies
2 TV Shows
Giovanni Esposito
Paolo Sorrentino,
Giovanni Esposito worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
6 Movies
Anna Bonaiuto
Paolo Sorrentino,
Anna Bonaiuto worked together with Paolo Sorrentino in:
6 Movies
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