Mario Martone

Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959) is an Italian filmmaker. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His films have been shown in prestigious international film festivals over the world.

His films ''Nasty Love'' (1995) and ''Nostalgia'' (2022) were selected competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. While ''Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician'' (1992), ''The Vesuvians'' (1997), ''We Believed'' (2010), ''Leopardi'' (2014), ''Capri-Revolution'' (2018), ''The Mayor of Rione Sanità'' (2019) and ''The King of Laughter'' (2021) were selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

For ''Nostalgia'', Martone won his first Nastro d'Argento for Best Director in 2022. Provided by Wikipedia