About

Known credits:
91
Birthday:
1970-05-31
Place of birth:
Naples, Campania, Italy
Website:
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Paolo Sorrentino

Overview

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

Acting
2023 Room 999 Actor Self 58
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2023 Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me Actor Sé stesso 60
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2021 We Are Cinema Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2021 The Hand of God: Through the Eyes of Sorrentino Actor Self 59
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2016 Cinque mondi Actor Self 59
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2015 Cercando La grande bellezza Actor Self 59
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2014 Three Touches Actor se stesso 58
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2013 The Great Beauty Actor Comparsa 72
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2009 What Do You Know About Me Actor Self N/A
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2009 A Matter of Heart Actor se stesso 59
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2006 The Caiman Actor il marito di Aidra in "Cataratte" 61
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2004 I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2024 Parthenope Directing Director 63
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2022 Sei pezzi facili Directing Director N/A
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2022 Bulgari: Unexpected Wonders Directing Director N/A
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2021 The Hand of God Directing Director 71
Good
2020 The New Pope Directing Director 61
Fair
2018 Little Adventure In Rome Directing Director 59
Average
2018 Loro Directing Director 61
Fair
2018 Loro 2 Directing Director 64
Fair
2018 Loro 1 Directing Director 63
Fair
2017 Killer in Red Directing Director N/A
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2015 Youth Directing Director 67
Fair
2014 Le voci di dentro Directing Stage Director 59
Average
2014 Sabbia Directing Director N/A
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2014 Rio, I Love You Directing Director 58
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2014 The Dream Directing Director N/A
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2013 The Great Beauty Directing Director 72
Good
2011 This Must Be the Place Directing Director 66
Fair
2011 In the Mirror Directing Director N/A
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2010 Napoli 24 Directing Director 58
Average
2009 The Slow Game Directing Director 58
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2009 L'Aquila 2009 - Five Directors in the Rubble Directing Director N/A
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2008 Il Divo Directing Director 70
Good
2006 The Family Friend Directing Director 63
Fair
2005 Fiat Croma Directing Director N/A
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2004 Saturday, Sunday & Monday Directing Stage Director 59
Average
2004 The Consequences of Love Directing Director 69
Fair
2004 Giovani talenti italiani Directing Director N/A
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2002 The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops Directing Director N/A
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2001 The Long Night Directing Director N/A
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2001 One Man Up Directing Director 62
Fair
1998 Love Has No Bounds Directing Director 58
Average
1995 Drogheria Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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1994 Paradise Directing Director 58
Average
1992 Ladri di futuro Directing First Assistant Director 58
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Grace Directing Director N/A
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Sue Directing Director N/A
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Mob Girl Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Parthenope Writing Writer 63
Fair
2023 Roma, santa e dannata Writing Creative Producer 59
Average
2021 The Hand of God Writing Screenplay 71
Good
2020 The New Pope Writing Writer 61
Fair
2018 Little Adventure In Rome Writing Writer 59
Average
2018 Loro Writing Writer 61
Fair
2018 Loro 2 Writing Writer 64
Fair
2018 Loro 1 Writing Writer 63
Fair
2017 Killer in Red Writing Screenplay N/A
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2015 Youth Writing Writer 67
Fair
2014 Rio, I Love You Writing Writer 58
Average
2014 The Dream Writing Writer N/A
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2013 The Great Beauty Writing Screenplay 72
Good
2011 This Must Be the Place Writing Writer 66
Fair
2011 In the Mirror Writing Writer N/A
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2010 Napoli 24 Writing Writer 58
Average
2009 The Slow Game Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2008 Il Divo Writing Screenplay 70
Good
2006 The Family Friend Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
2004 The Consequences of Love Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
2001 The Long Night Writing Writer N/A
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2001 One Man Up Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1998 Love Has No Bounds Writing Writer 58
Average
1998 The Dust of Naples Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1994 Paradise Writing Writer 58
Average
L'infinito Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2025 Mussolini – Son of the Century Production Executive Producer 77
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2024 The Flood Production Associate Producer 58
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2024 Parthenope Production Producer 63
Fair
2024 I Told You So Production Producer 58
Average
2023 Lost Love Production Producer N/A
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2021 The Hand of God Production Producer 71
Good
2020 The New Pope Production Executive Producer 74
Good
2020 The New Pope Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2005 Nature: Consuelo Production Supervising Producer N/A
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1995 Man Who Check the Meter Production Assistant Unit Manager N/A
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Mob Girl Production Producer N/A
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Grace Production Producer N/A
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Ferrari Production Producer N/A
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Camera
1995 Sventramento Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2022 Amanda Crew Thanks 59
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2009 The Other Half Crew Presenter 59
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