Mario Martone
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Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959) is an Italian filmmaker. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His films have been shown in prestigious international film festivals over the world.
His films Nasty Love (1995) and Nostalgia (2022) were selected competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.[1] While Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992), The Vesuvians (1997), We Believed (2010), Leopardi (2014), Capri-Revolution (2018), The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019) and The King of Laughter (2021) were selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
For Nostalgia, Martone won his first Nastro d'Argento for Best Director in 2022.[2]
Career
He is also a noted stage director for operas. He staged the premiere performance of Lorenzo Ferrero's opera Charlotte Corday, which opened at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma on 21 February 1989.
Martone has since also staged three new productions of Gioachino Rossini's operas in the Rossini Opera Festival: Matilde di Shabran (2004, 2012), Torvaldo e Dorliska (2006, 2017), Aureliano in Palmira (2014, 2023).[3][4][5]
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician | Morte di un matematico napoletano | Grand Special Jury Prize at the 49th Venice International Film Festival |
| 1993 | Rasoi | ||
| 1995 | Nasty Love | L'amore molesto | |
| 1997 | The Vesuvians | I vesuviani | Co-directed with Antonio Capuano, Pappi Corsicato, Antonietta De Lillo and Stefano Incerti |
| 1998 | Rehearsals for War | Teatro di guerra | |
| 2001 | Lulu | ||
| 2004 | The Scent of Blood | L'odore del sangue | |
| 2010 | We Believed | Noi credevamo | |
| 2014 | Leopardi | ||
| 2018 | Capri-Revolution | ||
| 2019 | The Mayor of Rione Sanità | Il sindaco del Rione Sanità | |
| 2021 | The King of Laughter | Qui rido io | [6] |
| 2022 | Nostalgia | Nastro d'Argento for Best Director | |
| 2025 | Fuori | [7] | |
Documentaries
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Caravaggio, the Last Act | Caravaggio, l'ultimo tempo | |
| 2023 | Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me | Laggiù qualcuno mi ama |
Short
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Nella città barocca | ||
| 1994 | Miracoli, storie per corti | ||
| L'unico paese al mondo | |||
| 1996 | Una Storia Saharawi | ||
Television
| Year | English Title | Original Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Perfidi incanti | TV movie | |
| 1998 | La terra trema | ||
References
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External links
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