Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (born August 19, 1953) is an Italian

Italy

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 film director

Film director

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, producer

Film producer

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, screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 and actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

.

Life and work

Moretti was born in Bruneck

Bruneck

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, South Tyrol

South Tyrol

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 (northern Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

), in 1953 to parents who were teachers. His father was the late epigraphist Luigi Moretti (epigrafista), an influential Greek teacher at Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 La Sapienza.

While growing up he discovered two passions: The cinema and water polo

Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

. Having finished his studies he pursued a career as a producer, and in 1973 directed his first two short films: "Pate de bourgeois" and "La sconfitta (the defeat)".

In 1976, his first feature film "Io sono un autarchico" (I am Self-Sufficient) came out. Subsequently in 1978, he produced the movie "Ecce Bombo

Ecce bombo

Ecce Bombo is a 1978 Italian comedy film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti. It was filmed in 16 mm but released in 35 mm...

", which tells the story of a student having problems with his entourage. It was screened at the Cannes Festival. His film Sogni d'oro (Sweet Dreams) won the Silver Lion

Silver Lion

The Leone d’Argento refers to a number of awards presented at the Venice Film Festival. The Silver Lion is awarded irregularly and have gone through several changes of purpose. Until 1995, Silver Lions were infrequently awarded to a number of films as second prize for those nominated for the...

 at the 37th Venice International Film Festival. His 1985 film La messa è finita won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize

Jury Grand Prix

The Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...

 at the 36th Berlin International Film Festival

36th Berlin International Film Festival

-Jury:* Gina Lollobrigida * Rudi Fehr* Lindsay Anderson* August Coppola* Werner Grassmann* Otar Iosseliani* Norbert Kückelmann* Francoise Maupin* Rosaura Revueltas* Naoki Togawa* Jerzy Toeplitz-Films in competition:...

.

Typically taking on the protagonist male lead roles in his movies, he also introduces elements of intimate themes and political connotations.

He is most famous for his films Caro diario

Caro diario

Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...

 (Dear Diary, 1993; followed in 1998 by a sequel, Aprile) and La stanza del figlio (The Son's Room

The Son's Room

The Son's Room is a 2001 Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son...

, 2001), the latter of which won the Palme d'Or

Palme d'Or

The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...

 at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival

2001 Cannes Film Festival

The 2001 Cannes Film Festival started on May 14 and ran until May 25. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film The Son's Room by Nanni Moretti.-Jury:* Liv Ullmann, President * Mimmo Calopresti * Charlotte Gainsbourg...

.

Moretti has used certain actors several times in his films, generally playing minor roles. His father Luigi appears in 6 films, Dario Cantarelli and Mauro Fabretti in 5, Antonio Petrocelli in 4. Actors he has used in more major roles include Silvio Orlando, who appears in 5 films (including the role of protagonist in Il caimano) and Laura Morante, who featured in Sogni d'oro, Bianca and The Son's Room

The Son's Room

The Son's Room is a 2001 Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son...

.

Having played waterpolo in the B division of the Italian championship, his experience later inspired his film Palombella Rossa ("palombella," which literally means "little pigeon," refers to a type of lob shot).
His other work has not been widely seen outside Europe, but within his country Moretti is well known as a maker of wryly humorous and eccentric films, usually starring himself. His most recent role was in the movie Caos calmo

Quiet Chaos (film)

Quiet Chaos is a 2008 Italian drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sandro Veronesi.- Plot :Pietro Paladini and his brother Carlo, a fashion designer, rescue two women from drowning. At the same time Pietro's wife dies unexpectedly at home...

 (Quiet Chaos).

Moretti is also an outspoken political leftist: in 2002 he organized massive street protests against the government of Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...

. Il caimano (2006) is in part about Berlusconi's controversies: in one of the three portraits of the Italian prime minister Moretti himself plays Berlusconi. Aprile also deals with Italy's political situation and Moretti's views on it. His 2011 film We Have a Pope

We Have a Pope (film)

We Have a Pope is a 2011 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti. Its original title is Habemus Papam, the Latin phrase used upon the announcement of a new pope. The film stars Michel Piccoli as a cardinal who against his wish is elected as the new pope. Moretti co-stars as a...

 screened In Competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival

2011 Cannes Film Festival

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.

He lives in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, having been resident since birth, where he is co-owner of a small movie theater, Nuovo Sacher. The short film, Il Giorno della prima di Close Up (Opening Day of Close-Up

Opening Day of Close-Up

Opening Day of Close-Up is a 1996 Italian short film directed by Nanni Moretti. It was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Fabia Bergamo* Paolo Di Virgilio* Paola Orfei* Fausto Polacco* Amleto Vitali...

, 1996), shows Moretti at his theatre attempting to encourage patrons to attend the opening day of Abbas Kiarostami's

Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami is an internationally acclaimed Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. An active filmmaker since 1970, Kiarostami has been involved in over forty films, including shorts and documentaries...

 film, Close Up

Close-up (film)

Close-Up is a film directed by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, a docufiction. The film tells the story of the real-life trial of a man who impersonated film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, conning a family into believing they would star in his new film. It features the people involved, acting as...

.

He is not religious. In his words, "I remember the shirts that said 'Thank God I'm an atheist'. Funny. But I do not think so. I'm not a believer and I'm sorry."

His brother is literary scholar Franco Moretti

Franco Moretti

Franco Moretti is an Italian literary scholar, trained as a Marxist critic, whose work focuses on the history of the novel as a "planetary form". He has written five books, Signs Taken for Wonders , The Way of the World , Modern Epic , Atlas of the European Novel, 1800-1900 , and Graphs, Maps,...

.

Films directed by Moretti

• The Defeat (La sconfitta, 1973 short)
• Patè de bourgeois (1973 short)
• Friar How Do You Speak? (Come parli frate?, 1974 medium)
• I Am Self Sufficient
  I Am Self Sufficient
  I Am Self Sufficient is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Nanni Moretti.-Cast:* Nanni Moretti as Michele Apicella* Simona Frosi as Simona* Fabio Traversa as Fabio* Luciano Agati as Giuseppe...
  
   (Io sono un autarchico, 1976)
• Ecce bombo
  Ecce bombo
  Ecce Bombo is a 1978 Italian comedy film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti. It was filmed in 16 mm but released in 35 mm...
  
   (1978)
• Sweet Dreams (Sogni d'oro, 1981)
• Bianca (1984)
• The Mass Is Ended (La messa è finita, 1985)
• Red Lob (Palombella Rossa, 1989)
• The Thing (La cosa, 1990 medium)
• Caro diario
  Caro diario
  Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
  
   (1993)
• The Only Country In The World (L'unico paese al mondo, 1994 short)
• Opening Day of Close-Up
  Opening Day of Close-Up
  Opening Day of Close-Up is a 1996 Italian short film directed by Nanni Moretti. It was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Fabia Bergamo* Paolo Di Virgilio* Paola Orfei* Fausto Polacco* Amleto Vitali...
  
   (Il Giorno della prima di Close Up, 1996 short)
• April (Aprile,1998)
• The Son's Room
  The Son's Room
  The Son's Room is a 2001 Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son...
  
   (La stanza del figlio, 2001)
• The Last Customer (2002 short)
• Anguished Cry Of Predator Bird (Il grido d'angoscia dell'uccello predatore, 2003 short)
• Il caimano
  Il caimano (film)
  The Caiman is a 2006 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti and starring Silvio Orlando and Margherita Buy. Focusing on Silvio Berlusconi's vicissitudes, it was released just before the beginning of the 2006 elections, in which Berlusconi lost. It was one of the most successful films...
  
   (2006)
• The Last Championship (L'ultimo campionato, 2007 short)
• Diary Of A Moviegoer (Diario di uno spettatore, 2007 short of To Each His Own Cinema
  To Each His Own Cinema
  To Each His Own Cinema is a 2007 French anthology film commissioned for the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival. The film is a collection of 34 short films, each 3 minutes in length, by 36 acclaimed directors...
  
  )
• Film Quiz (2008 short)
• We Have a Pope
  We Have a Pope (film)
  We Have a Pope is a 2011 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti. Its original title is Habemus Papam, the Latin phrase used upon the announcement of a new pope. The film stars Michel Piccoli as a cardinal who against his wish is elected as the new pope. Moretti co-stars as a...
  
   (Habemus Papam, 2011)

Actor

• Father and Master (Padre Padrone, 1977)
• Riso in bianco: Nanni Moretti atleta di se stesso (1984, TV)
• It's Happening Tomorrow
  It's Happening Tomorrow
  It's Happening Tomorrow is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Paolo Hendel - Lupo* Giovanni Guidelli - Edo* Margherita Buy - Vera...
  
   (Domani accadrà, 1988)
• The Yes Man
  The Yes Man
  The Yes Man is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Silvio Orlando - Luciano Sandulli* Nanni Moretti - Cesare Botero* Giulio Brogi - Francesco Sanna* Anne Roussel - Juliette...
  
   (Il portaborse, 1991)
• The Second Time
  The Second Time (film)
  The Second Time is a 1995 Italian drama film directed by Mimmo Calopresti. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Francesca Antonelli - Antonella* Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - Lisa Venturi* Simona Caramelli - Sonia...
  
   (La seconda volta, 1995)
• Quiet Chaos
  Quiet Chaos (film)
  Quiet Chaos is a 2008 Italian drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sandro Veronesi.- Plot :Pietro Paladini and his brother Carlo, a fashion designer, rescue two women from drowning. At the same time Pietro's wife dies unexpectedly at home...
  
   (Caos calmo, 2008)

Awards

• Cannes Film Festival
  Cannes Film Festival
  The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
  
  
  • Prix de la mise en scène 1994: Caro diario
    Caro diario
    Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Palme d'Or 2001: The Son's Room
    The Son's Room
    The Son's Room is a 2001 Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son...
    
    
  • Prix de la FIPRESCI
    FIPRESCI
    The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
    
     2001: The Son's Room
    The Son's Room
    The Son's Room is a 2001 Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son...
    
    
  • Carrosse d'Or 2004
  • Rome's Award 2006: Il caimano
• Venice Film Festival
  Venice Film Festival
  The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
  
  
  • Special Jury Prize 1981: Sogni d'oro (Sweet Dreams)
  • "Bastone Bianco" Filmcritic Award 1989: Palombella Rossa (Red Lob)
• Berlin International Film Festival
  Berlin International Film Festival
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  • Silver Bear - Jury Grand Prix 1986: The Mass Is Ended
  • Jury C.I.C.A.E Award 1986: The Mass Is Ended
• Chicago International Film Festival
  Chicago International Film Festival
  The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America....
  
  
  • Golden Plaque for Best Documentary Short Film 2003: The Last Customer
  • Silver Plaque for Best Screenplay 2008: Quiet Chaos
    Quiet Chaos (film)
    Quiet Chaos is a 2008 Italian drama film based on the novel of the same name by Sandro Veronesi.- Plot :Pietro Paladini and his brother Carlo, a fashion designer, rescue two women from drowning. At the same time Pietro's wife dies unexpectedly at home...
    
    
• European Film Awards
  • FIPRESCI
    FIPRESCI
    The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
    
     Prize 1994: Caro diario
    Caro diario
    Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
    
    
• São Paulo International Film Festival
  São Paulo International Film Festival
  The São Paulo International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in São Paulo, Brazil since 1976. In 2004 Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami was a member of the jury.-International Jury Award:*2001: The New Country ...
  
  
  • Critics Award 1990: Palombella rossa (Red Lob)
• Sudbury Cinéfest
  • Best International Film 1994: Caro diario
    Caro diario
    Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
    
    
• Sant Jordi Awards
  • Best Foreign Film 1995: Caro diario
    Caro diario
    Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
    
    
• Guild of German Art House Cinemas
  • Guild Film Award - Silver 2002: The Son's Room
    The Son's Room
    The Son's Room is a 2001 Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son...
    
    
• David di Donatello
  David di Donatello
  David di Donatello, named after Donatello's David, is a movie award assigned each year for cinematic performances and production by Ente David di Donatello, part of Accademia del Cinema Italiano. It is the Italian equivalent to the Academy Award. There are 24 categories as of 2006.- History :The...
  
  
  • Alitalia Award 1986
  • Golden Medal of the City of Rome 1986
  • Best Actor 1991: The Yes Man
    The Yes Man
    The Yes Man is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Silvio Orlando - Luciano Sandulli* Nanni Moretti - Cesare Botero* Giulio Brogi - Francesco Sanna* Anne Roussel - Juliette...
    
    
  • Best Film 1994: Caro diario
    Caro diario
    Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Best Film 2001: The Son's Room
    The Son's Room
    The Son's Room is a 2001 Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son...
    
    
  • Best Film 2006: Il caimano
  • Best Director 2006: Il caimano
  • Best Producer 2006: Il caimano
• Silver Ribbon
  • Best Story 1978: Ecce Bombo
    Ecce bombo
    Ecce Bombo is a 1978 Italian comedy film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti. It was filmed in 16 mm but released in 35 mm...
    
    
  • Best Producer 1988: It's Happening Tomorrow
    It's Happening Tomorrow
    It's Happening Tomorrow is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Paolo Hendel - Lupo* Giovanni Guidelli - Edo* Margherita Buy - Vera...
    
    
  • Best Story 1990: Palombella rossa (Red Lob)
  • Best Producer 1992: The Yes Man
    The Yes Man
    The Yes Man is a 1991 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Silvio Orlando - Luciano Sandulli* Nanni Moretti - Cesare Botero* Giulio Brogi - Francesco Sanna* Anne Roussel - Juliette...
    
    
  • Best Director 1994: Caro diario
    Caro diario
    Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Best Producer 1996: The Second Time
    The Second Time
    "The Second Time" is the first single from Kim Wilde's 1984 album Teases & Dares. It was re-titled "Go for It" for the North American market.The track was also Wilde's first release on the MCA record label...
    
    
  • Best Director 2001: The Son's Room
    The Son's Room
    The Son's Room is a 2001 Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son...
    
    
  • Best Producer 2007: Il caimano
  • Best Director 2011: We Have a Pope
    We Have a Pope (film)
    We Have a Pope is a 2011 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti. Its original title is Habemus Papam, the Latin phrase used upon the announcement of a new pope. The film stars Michel Piccoli as a cardinal who against his wish is elected as the new pope. Moretti co-stars as a...
    
    
  • Best Story 2011: We Have a Pope
    We Have a Pope (film)
    We Have a Pope is a 2011 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti. Its original title is Habemus Papam, the Latin phrase used upon the announcement of a new pope. The film stars Michel Piccoli as a cardinal who against his wish is elected as the new pope. Moretti co-stars as a...
    
    
  • Best Producer 2011: We Have a Pope
    We Have a Pope (film)
    We Have a Pope is a 2011 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti. Its original title is Habemus Papam, the Latin phrase used upon the announcement of a new pope. The film stars Michel Piccoli as a cardinal who against his wish is elected as the new pope. Moretti co-stars as a...
    
    
• Ciak d'oro Awards
  • Best Director 1986: The Mass Is Ended
  • Best Screenplay 1986: The Mass Is Ended
  • Best Director 1990: Palombella rossa (Red Lob)
  • Best Film 1994: Caro diario
    Caro diario
    Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Best Director 1994: Caro diario
    Caro diario
    Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Best Screenplay 1994: Caro diario
    Caro diario
    Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Best Film 2001: The Son's Room
    The Son's Room
    The Son's Room is a 2001 Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son...
    
    
  • Best Director 2001: The Son's Room
    The Son's Room
    The Son's Room is a 2001 Italian film directed by Nanni Moretti. It depicts the psychological effects on a family and their life after the death of their son...
    
    
  • Best Film 2006: Il caimano
  • Best Director 2006: Il caimano
  • Best Screenplay 2006: Il caimano
  • Best Film 2011: We Have a Pope
    We Have a Pope (film)
    We Have a Pope is a 2011 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti. Its original title is Habemus Papam, the Latin phrase used upon the announcement of a new pope. The film stars Michel Piccoli as a cardinal who against his wish is elected as the new pope. Moretti co-stars as a...
    
    
  • Best Screenplay 2011: We Have a Pope
    We Have a Pope (film)
    We Have a Pope is a 2011 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti. Its original title is Habemus Papam, the Latin phrase used upon the announcement of a new pope. The film stars Michel Piccoli as a cardinal who against his wish is elected as the new pope. Moretti co-stars as a...
    
    
• UBU Awards
  • Best Italian Movie 1977/78: Ecce Bombo
    Ecce bombo
    Ecce Bombo is a 1978 Italian comedy film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti. It was filmed in 16 mm but released in 35 mm...
    
    
• Globi d'oro Awards
  • Best Film 1994: Caro diario
    Caro diario
    Caro diario is an Italian language, semi-autobiographical film in the style of a documentary directed by Nanni Moretti in 1993. Moretti also played the central character.-Plot:...
    
    
  • Best Film 2011: We Have a Pope
    We Have a Pope (film)
    We Have a Pope is a 2011 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Nanni Moretti. Its original title is Habemus Papam, the Latin phrase used upon the announcement of a new pope. The film stars Michel Piccoli as a cardinal who against his wish is elected as the new pope. Moretti co-stars as a...
    
    

Further reading

• Carlo Chatrian, Eugenio Renzi, Conversations avec Nanni Moretti, Paris, 2008, Editions des Cahiers du cinéma.
• Ewa Mazierska, Laura Rascaroli The Cinema of Nanni Moretti Wallflower, 2004.

External links

• Interview with Nanni Moretti with his own thoughts on his films