Paolo Sorrentino
Directing
Born: May 31, 1970 (age 56) · Naples, Campania, Italy
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Great Beauty
2013
Youth
2015
The Hand of God
2021
This Must Be the Place
2011
Il Divo
2008
The Consequences of Love
2004
Parthenope
2024
The Young Pope
2016
Loro 1
2018
La Grazia
2025
Loro 2
2018
Loro
2018
Photos (8)
Movies (7)
The Great Beauty
Comparsa
Three Touches
se stesso
A Matter of Heart
se stesso
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Backstage
2022
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Sé stesso
The Caiman
il marito di Aidra in "Cataratte"
Tutte le storie di Piera
2014
TV Shows (3)
Self / Appearances (10)
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Boris
himself · 1 eps
Cinque mondi
Self
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Room 999
Self
What Do You Know About Me
Self
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
Self
The Hand of God: Through the Eyes of Sorrentino
Self
Cercando La grande bellezza
Self
Directing (42)
The New Pope
Director
Youth
Director
The Young Pope
Director
Parthenope
Director
The Great Beauty
Director
Homemade
Director
La Grazia
Director
This Must Be the Place
Director
The Hand of God
Director
The Consequences of Love
Director
Loro
Director
Rio, I Love You
Director
Il Divo
Director
Loro 1
Director
Sei pezzi facili
Director
One Man Up
Director
Fiat Croma
Director
Loro 2
Director
The Family Friend
Director
Paradise
Director
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Backstage
Director
Ladri di futuro
First Assistant Director
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : 456
Director
Le voci di dentro
Stage Director
Le voci di dentro
Director
Little Adventure in Rome
Director
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
Director
Killer in Red
Director
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Qui e ora
Director
L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble
Director
The Long Night
Director
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Stage Director
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Director
Sabbia
Director
The Slow Game
Director
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : In mezzo al mare
Director
The Dream
Director
Love Has No Bounds
Director
In the Mirror
Director
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Gola
Director
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Migliore
Director
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Perfetta
Director
Writing (28)
The New Pope
Writer
Youth
Writer
The Young Pope
Writer
Parthenope
Writer
The Great Beauty
Screenplay
Homemade
Writer
La Grazia
Writer
This Must Be the Place
Writer
The Hand of God
Screenplay
The Consequences of Love
Screenplay
Loro
Writer
Rio, I Love You
Writer
Il Divo
Screenplay
Loro 1
Writer
One Man Up
Screenplay
Loro 2
Writer
The Family Friend
Screenplay
Paradise
Writer
Roma, santa e dannata
Creative Producer
The Dust of Naples
Screenplay
L'infinito
Screenplay
Little Adventure in Rome
Writer
Killer in Red
Screenplay
The Long Night
Writer
The Slow Game
Screenplay
The Dream
Writer
Love Has No Bounds
Writer
In the Mirror
Writer
Producing (10)
My Brilliant Friend
Executive Producer
The New Pope
Executive Producer
Parthenope
Producer
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Executive Producer
La Grazia
Producer
The Hand of God
Producer
The Flood
Associate Producer
Man Who Check the Meter
Assistant Unit Manager
I Told You So
Producer
Lost Love
Producer
