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.
Directed 49
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
If I May - Chapter II
Director
- 2023
- 2022
Esterno Notte - Seconda Parte
Director
Esterno Notte - Prima Parte
Director
- 2021
If I May
Director
Marx Can Wait
Director
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
All for a Rose
Director
- 2016
Sweet Dreams
Director
Clowns
Director
- 2015
Blood of My Blood
Director
- 2012
Dormant Beauty
Director
- 2011
Sorelle Mai
Director
2000s
- 2009
Vincere
Director
- 2007
Sorelle
Director
- 2006
The Wedding Director
Director
- 2003
Good Morning, Night
Director
- 2002
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
Director
My Mother's Smile
Director
Farewell to the Past
Director
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
The Prince of Homburg
Director
- 1996
Celebrate Cinema 101
Director
- 1994
- 1993
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth
Director
- 1991
1980s
- 1988
The Witches' Sabbath
Director
- 1986
Devil in the Flesh
Director
- 1984
Henry IV
Director
- 1982
The Eyes, the Mouth
Director
- 1980
Vacation in Val Trebbia
Director
A Leap in the Dark
Director
1970s
- 1977
The Seagull
Director
- 1976
Victory March
Director
- 1975
Fit to Be Untied
Director
- 1972
Slap the Monster on Page One
Director
- 1971
In the Name of the Father
Director
1960s
- 1969
Love and Anger
Director
Long Live the 1st Red and Proletarian May
Director
The Calabrian People Raised Their Heads
Director
- 1967
China Is Near
Director
- 1965
Fists in the Pocket
Director
- 1962
Down with Uncle
Director
- 1961
Culpability and Punishment
Director
No release date
Wrote 48
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
If I May - Chapter II
Writer
The Life Apart
Screenplay
- 2023
- 2022
Esterno Notte - Seconda Parte
Story, Screenplay
Esterno Notte - Prima Parte
Screenplay, Story
- 2021
If I May
Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
Marx Can Wait
Writer
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
All for a Rose
Screenplay
- 2016
Sweet Dreams
Screenplay
Clowns
Writer
- 2015
Blood of My Blood
Screenplay
- 2012
Dormant Beauty
Screenplay, Story
- 2011
Sorelle Mai
Writer, Screenplay, Idea, Story
2000s
- 2009
Vincere
Story, Screenplay
- 2007
Sorelle
Writer
- 2006
The Wedding Director
Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
- 2004
Radio West
Writer
- 2003
Good Morning, Night
Writer, Screenplay
- 2002
My Mother's Smile
Screenplay
Farewell to the Past
Writer
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
The Prince of Homburg
Screenplay
- 1993
The Man with the Flower in His Mouth
Writer
- 1991
1980s
- 1988
The Witches' Sabbath
Writer
- 1986
Devil in the Flesh
Story, Writer
- 1984
Henry IV
Screenplay
- 1982
The Eyes, the Mouth
Story, Screenplay
- 1980
Vacation in Val Trebbia
Writer
Mouth Harmonica
Screenplay
A Leap in the Dark
Screenplay, Story
1970s
- 1977
The Seagull
Screenplay
- 1976
Victory March
Writer
- 1972
Planet Venus
Writer
- 1971
In the Name of the Father
Writer
1960s
- 1969
Love and Anger
Writer
Long Live the 1st Red and Proletarian May
Writer
The Calabrian People Raised Their Heads
Writer
- 1967
China Is Near
Writer
- 1965
Fists in the Pocket
Writer
- 1962
Down with Uncle
Writer
- 1961
Culpability and Punishment
Story, Screenplay
No release date
Acted in 14
2020s
- 2025
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
Movie
- 2022
Lo Spazio Inquieto
Movie
2010s
- 2016
La mia casa e i miei coinquilini - Il lungo viaggio di Joyce Lussu
Movie
- 2015
Filmstudio, mon amour
Sé stesso
- 2014
Tutte le storie di Piera
Movie
2000s
- 2009
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
Movie
- 2002
My Mother's Smile
Movie
1980s
- 1980
Vacation in Val Trebbia
Il marito
1970s
- 1977
The Seagull
Movie
- 1972
Slap the Monster on Page One
Compagno che incita alla calma (uncredited)
Planet Venus
Movie
N.P. - The Secret
Predicatore (voce)
1960s
- 1969
Love and Anger
Lecturer (segment "Discutiamo, discutiamo")
- 1966
Francis of Assisi
Pietro di Stacia
Produced 13
2020s
- 2024
The Time It Takes
Producer
Battlefield
Producer
The Life Apart
Producer
2010s
- 2016
Clowns
Producer
2000s
- 2006
The Wedding Director
Producer
- 2003
Good Morning, Night
Producer
- 2002
My Mother's Smile
Producer
Farewell to the Past
Producer
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
The Prince of Homburg
Producer
- 1994
1960s
- 1969
Long Live the 1st Red and Proletarian May
Producer
The Calabrian People Raised Their Heads
Producer
Created 2
2020s
- 2026
- 2022
Edited 1
1980s
- 1988
The Witches' Sabbath
Editor
Art department 1
2000s
- 2002
My Mother's Smile
Painter
Appearances30
2020s
- 2026
Marco Bellocchio - La porta della realtà
Self
- 2024
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces
Self
- 2023
Raffa
Self
- 2022
Behind the Scenes: The Traitor
Himself
- 2021
Opera Prima
Self
Journey into the Twilight
Self
Marx Can Wait
Self
- 2020
Glauber, Claro
Self
2010s
- 2019
Colpiti al cuore
Self
- 2018
- 2017
- 2014
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth
Self
- 2013
Lino Micciché, mio padre - Una visione del mondo
Self
- 2012
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
What Do You Know About Me
Self
- 2006
- 2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self
Le Cercle
Self · 1 episode
Behind Love and Anger
Self - Director (segment "Discutiamo, discutiamo")
- 2004
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
Self
- 2003
Same rage, same spring
Himself
Cesare Zavattini
Self
1980s
- 1980
My Name Is Anna Magnani
Self
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
Fit to Be Untied
Himself (uncredited)
1960s
- 1967
Cinéma et Réalité
Self
Thanked in the credits3
2010s
- 2012
Fragments
Thanks
2000s
- 2005
Behind Love and Anger
Thanks