Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His film ''

L'amore molesto ''Nasty Love'' ( it, L'amore molesto) (released in the United States as ''Troubling Love'', is a 1995 Italian thriller film directed by Mario Martone. It was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same name ...

'' was entered into the

1995 Cannes Film Festival The 48th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 1995. The Palme d'Or went to '' Underground'' by Emir Kusturica. The festival opened with '' La Cité des enfants perdus'', directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and closed with '' The Quick and ...

. His 2010 film '' Noi credevamo'' competed for the

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguis ...

at the

67th Venice International Film Festival The 67th annual Venice International Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from 1 to 11 September 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was the head of the Jury. The opening film of the festival was Darren Aro ...

. He was also the stage director for Lorenzo Ferrero's opera '' Charlotte Corday'', which was premiered at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma on 21 February 1989. His 2014 film '' Leopardi'' has been selected to compete for the

at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.

Filmography

* '' Perfidi incanti'' (1985) * '' Nella città barocca'' (1985) * '' Morte di un matematico napoletano'' (1992) * '' Rasoi'' (1993) * '' Miracoli, storie per corti'' (1994) * '' L'unico paese al mondo'' (1994) * ''

'' (1995) * '' Una storia Saharawi'' (1996) * '' I vesuviani'' (1997) * '' La terra trema'' (1998) * ''

Teatro di guerra ''Rehearsals for War'' ( it, Teatro di guerra) is a 1998 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Andrea Renzi - Leo * Iaia Forte - Luisella Cielo * ...

'' (1998) * '' Lulu'' (2001) * '' L'odore del sangue'' (2004) * '' Caravaggio, l'ultimo tempo'' (2005) * '' Noi credevamo'' (2010) * '' Leopardi'' (2014) * ''

Capri-Revolution ''Capri-Revolution'' is a 2018 Italian-French period drama film co-written and directed by Mario Martone. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Plot In 1914, with Italy a ...

'' (2018) * ''

The Mayor of Rione Sanità ''The Mayor of Rione Sanità'' ( it, Il sindaco del Rione Sanità) is a 2019 Italian crime drama film directed by Mario Martone, based on the 1960 play of the same name by Eduardo De Filippo. The film is intended as a modern take on the play, i ...

'' (2019) * ''

Qui rido io ''The King of Laughter'' ( it, Qui rido io, lit= Here I laugh) is a 2021 Italian-Spanish biographical drama film directed by Mario Martone about actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta's legal battle against Gabriele D'Annunzio over his parody o ...

'' (2021) * '' Nostalgia'' (2022)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martone, Mario 1959 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters David di Donatello winners Nastro d'Argento winners Ciak d'oro winners