Marco Bellocchio
Directing
Born: November 9, 1939 (age 86) · Bobbio, Piacenza, Italy
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
The Traitor
2019
Ennio
2022
Kidnapped
2023
Fists in the Pocket
1965
Sweet Dreams
2016
Good Morning, Night
2003
Slap the Monster on Page One
1972
Vincere
2009
Esterno Notte - Prima Parte
2022
Battlefield
2024
Esterno Notte - Seconda Parte
2022
The Time It Takes
2024
Photos (3)
Movies (14)
Planet Venus
1972
Love and Anger
Lecturer (segment "Discutiamo, discutiamo")
Slap the Monster on Page One
Compagno che incita alla calma (uncredited)
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
2009
Filmstudio, mon amour
Sé stesso
N.P. - The Secret
Predicatore (voce)
My Mother's Smile
2002
Francis of Assisi
Pietro di Stacia
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
2025
The Seagull
1977
Tutte le storie di Piera
2014
Vacation in Val Trebbia
Il marito
Lo Spazio Inquieto
2022
La mia casa e i miei coinquilini - Il lungo viaggio di Joyce Lussu
2016
Self / Appearances (29)
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1 eps
Marcians
Self · 1 eps
Square
Self · 1 eps
Ennio
Self
Le Cercle
Self · 1 eps
1968 - The Global Revolt
Self · 2 eps
Marx Can Wait
Self
Marcello, una vita dolce
Self
Fit to Be Untied
Himself (uncredited)
What Do You Know About Me
Self
Cesare Zavattini
Self
Glauber, Claro
Self
Cinéma et Réalité
Self
Journey into the Twilight
Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self
Opera Prima
Self
My Name Is Anna Magnani
Self
Raffa
Self
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
Self
Marco Bellocchio - La porta della realtà
Self
Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo
Self
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
Self
Behind Love and Anger
Self - Director (segment "Discutiamo, discutiamo")
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth
Self
Same rage, same spring
Himself
Voi siete qui
Self
Behind the Scenes: The Traitor
Himself
Colpiti al cuore
Self
Directing (48)
Portobello
Director
Exterior Night
Director
The Traitor
Director
Kidnapped
Director
The Fight
Director
Devil in the Flesh
Director
Fists in the Pocket
Director
Dormant Beauty
Director
The Conviction
Director
Good Morning, Night
Director
Blood of My Blood
Director
Sweet Dreams
Director
Vincere
Director
Love and Anger
Director
Slap the Monster on Page One
Director
Esterno Notte - Prima Parte
Director
Marx Can Wait
Director
The Witches' Sabbath
Director
Fit to Be Untied
Director
Esterno Notte - Seconda Parte
Director
A Leap in the Dark
Director
The Wedding Director
Director
In the Name of the Father
Director
The Nanny
Director
The Eyes, the Mouth
Director
The Prince of Homburg
Director
Victory March
Director
My Mother's Smile
Director
If I May
Director
The Butterfly's Dream
Director
Henry IV
Director
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
Director
Sorelle Mai
Director
Celebrate Cinema 101
Director
The Seagull
Director
Notes for a Movie About Uncle Vania
Director
China Is Near
Director
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth
Director
Vacation in Val Trebbia
Director
If I May - Chapter II
Director
Sorelle
Director
The Calabrian People Raised Their Heads
Director
Farewell to the Past
Director
Long Live the 1st Red and Proletarian May
Director
Culpability and Punishment
Director
All for a Rose
Director
Clowns
Director
Down with Uncle
Director
Writing (68)
Rosebush Pruning
Original Film Writer
Exterior Night
Story
Exterior Night
Writer
The Traitor
Screenplay
The Traitor
Screenstory
Kidnapped
Screenplay
The Fight
Writer
Devil in the Flesh
Story
Devil in the Flesh
Writer
Fists in the Pocket
Writer
Dormant Beauty
Screenplay
Dormant Beauty
Story
The Conviction
Screenplay
Good Morning, Night
Writer
Good Morning, Night
Screenplay
Blood of My Blood
Screenplay
Planet Venus
Writer
Sweet Dreams
Screenplay
Vincere
Story
Vincere
Screenplay
Love and Anger
Writer
Esterno Notte - Prima Parte
Story
Esterno Notte - Prima Parte
Screenplay
The Life Apart
Screenplay
Marx Can Wait
Writer
The Witches' Sabbath
Writer
Esterno Notte - Seconda Parte
Screenplay
Esterno Notte - Seconda Parte
Story
A Leap in the Dark
Screenplay
A Leap in the Dark
Story
The Wedding Director
Writer
The Wedding Director
Idea
The Wedding Director
Story
The Wedding Director
Screenplay
In the Name of the Father
Writer
The Nanny
Screenplay
The Nanny
Story
The Eyes, the Mouth
Screenplay
The Eyes, the Mouth
Story
The Prince of Homburg
Screenplay
Victory March
Writer
My Mother's Smile
Screenplay
If I May
Writer
If I May
Idea
If I May
Story
If I May
Screenplay
Henry IV
Screenplay
Mouth Harmonica
Screenplay
Sorelle Mai
Writer
Sorelle Mai
Screenplay
Sorelle Mai
Idea
Sorelle Mai
Story
The Seagull
Screenplay
Notes for a Movie About Uncle Vania
Writer
China Is Near
Writer
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth
Writer
Vacation in Val Trebbia
Writer
If I May - Chapter II
Writer
Sorelle
Writer
The Calabrian People Raised Their Heads
Writer
Farewell to the Past
Writer
Long Live the 1st Red and Proletarian May
Writer
Radio West
Writer
Culpability and Punishment
Screenplay
Culpability and Punishment
Story
All for a Rose
Screenplay
Clowns
Writer
Down with Uncle
Writer
Producing (13)
Good Morning, Night
Producer
The Life Apart
Producer
Battlefield
Producer
The Time It Takes
Producer
The Wedding Director
Producer
The Nanny
Producer
The Prince of Homburg
Producer
My Mother's Smile
Producer
The Butterfly's Dream
Producer
The Calabrian People Raised Their Heads
Producer
Farewell to the Past
Producer
Long Live the 1st Red and Proletarian May
Producer
Clowns
Producer
