Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti was born in Brunico, in Alto Adige, on 19 August 1953; his father, Luigi, taught Greek epigraphy at the University of Rome. A competitive water polo player, he made short films on Super 8 from 1973, then his first feature films in the second half of the 1970s. He acts in most of his films, often in the lead role. With Angelo Barbagallo he founded the production company Sacher Film and opened the Nuovo Sacher cinema in Rome. He received the best director prize at Cannes in 1994 and the Palme d'Or in 2001.

In the catalogue 1

• CinemaThe Mass Is EndedLa messa è finitaNanni Moretti · 1985Cinema