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Aliases: Марко Беллоккьо , Марко Беллоккио , 마르코 벨로키오 , 마르코 벨로치오

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Bobbio, Piacenza, Italy

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Movie Involvements: 159

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Devil in the Flesh
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6

Devil in the Flesh

(1986) Writer
Kidnapped
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7

Kidnapped

(2023) Screenplay
The Traitor
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8

The Traitor

(2019) Screenstory
Vincere
Average
7

Vincere

(2009) Director
It Was the Son
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7

It Was the Son

(2012) Thanks
Esterno Notte (part I)
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8

Esterno Notte (part I)

(2022) Screenplay
Sweet Dreams
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7

Sweet Dreams

(2016) Screenplay
My Mother's Smile
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7

My Mother's Smile

(2002) Painter

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self
2022 N/A
Himself
Self
2021 Self
Self
Self
2020 Self
2019 Self
2018 Self
2016 N/A
2014 Self
N/A
2013 Self
N/A
2012 Self
2011 Self
2009 Self
2006 Self
2005 Self
Slef
Self - Director (segment "Discutiamo, discutiamo")
2004 Self
2003 Himself
Self
2002 N/A
N/A
1980 Self
N/A
1977 N/A
1975 Himself (uncredited)
Self
1974 N/A
1972 N/A
N/A
Predicatore (voce)
1969 Lecturer (segment "Discutiamo, discutiamo")
1967 Self
1966 Pietro di Stacia
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Screenplay
2023 Screenplay
2022 Writer
Story
Screenplay
Co-Writer
Screenplay
Story
Story
Screenplay
2021 Writer
Writer
2019 Screenplay
Screenstory
2018 Writer
2017 Screenplay
2016 Screenplay
Writer
2015 Screenplay
2012 Screenplay
Story
2011 Writer
2009 Writer
2007 Writer
2006 Writer
Writer
2004 Writer
2003 Writer
Screenplay
2002 Screenplay
Writer
Writer
Writer
2000 Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
1999 Screenplay
Story
1998 Writer
1997 Screenplay
Writer
1995 Writer
1993 Writer
1991 Screenplay
1988 Writer
1986 Story
Writer
1984 Screenplay
1982 Screenplay
Story
1980 Writer
Screenplay
Screenplay
Story
1979 Writer
1977 Screenplay
1976 Writer
1972 Writer
1971 Writer
1969 Writer
Writer
Writer
1967 Writer
1965 Writer
1962 Writer
Writer
1961 Story
Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
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2022 Director
Director
Director
2021 Director
Director
2019 Director
2018 Director
2017 Director
2016 Director
Director
2015 Director
2012 Director
2011 Director
2009 Director
2007 Director
2006 Director
2003 Director
2002 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
2000 Director
Director
Director
Director
1999 Director
1998 Director
1997 Director
Director
1996 Director
1995 Director
Director
1994 Director
1993 Director
1991 Director
1988 Director
1986 Director
1984 Director
1982 Director
1980 Director
Director
1979 Director
1977 Director
1976 Director
1975 Director
1972 Director
1971 Director
1969 Director
Director
Director
1967 Director
1965 Director
1962 Director
Director
1961 Director
Director
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Crew

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Creator
Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Art

Year Role Movie/Tv
2002 Painter
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1988 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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