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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 Popular Marco Bellocchio Trailers

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Cinéma et Réalité Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

In this documentary, giants of italian cinema such as Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini and Zavattini talk about the importance of cinema after WW2, and about huge moments of social rebellion.

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth Trailer (2014)

17 June 2014

Documentary about Italian cinema.

The Butterfly's Dream Trailer (1994)

24 March 1994

This European existential drama utilizes complex symbols inspired by abstract psychological theories to explore the effects and reasons behind a young classical actor's decision to stop talking.

Radio West Trailer (2004)

30 April 2004

Three Italian soldiers volunteer to go to Kosovo after the war, where they risk their lives to help a young girl.

Journey into the Twilight Trailer (2021)

09 September 2021

A portrait of Italy in the 60's and 70's, based on films by Marco Bellocchio.

Good Morning, Night Trailer (2003)

05 September 2003

The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants -- a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.

I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

Various generations of filmmakers talk about what cinema means for them.

A Need for Change: The Making of 'Fists in the Pocket' Trailer (2005)

07 July 2005

Documentary on the making of Marco Bellocchio's first film as a director, 'Fists in the Pocket'.

Colpiti al cuore Trailer (2019)

26 November 2019

Glauber, Claro Trailer (2020)

22 October 2020

A deep dive into Glauber Rocha's years exiled in Italy in the 70s. Through a collection of interviews and archives, the movie shows the making of his film Claro (1975) and his relation with European auteurs in their filmic and political views.

Sorelle Mai Trailer (2011)

16 March 2011

The film, a nostalgic fantasy documentary, depicts in six episodes a family story in Bobbio between 1999 and 2008.

Ennio Trailer (2022)

17 February 2022

A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores.

Esterno Notte (part II) Trailer (2022)

09 June 2022

The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades ters

Nina Trailer (2000)

01 August 2000

Based on Anton Chekhov's play.

Dormant Beauty Trailer (2012)

01 September 2012

A mosaic of several intertwined stories questioning the meaning of life, love and hope, set during the last six days in the life of Eluana Englaro, a young woman who spent 17 years in a vegetative state.

Fragments Trailer (2012)

13 November 2012

Fragments of a collaboration between director Franco Piavoli (The Blue Planet, The First Breath of Wind) and students of the Laboratory Making Cinema founded by Marco Bellocchio.

Slap the Monster on Page One Trailer (1972)

19 October 1972

Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.

The Conviction Trailer (1991)

28 February 1991

A girl and her art professor get trapped inside a castle-museum after it closes at night. After a little resistance she agrees to have sex with him, but then she sues the professor for rape.

Rosebush Pruning Trailer (2026)

23 April 2026

In a Spanish villa, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in isolation and their inherited fortune.

Sorelle Trailer (2007)

10 January 2007

An early version of Marco Bellocchio's Sorelle Mai

Marx Can Wait Trailer (2021)

15 July 2021

"Marx can wait" was something Camillo Bellocchio said to his twin Marco the last time they met before the former died at a young age in the heated days of 1968.

The Traitor Trailer (2019)

23 May 2019

Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization.

The Seagull Trailer (1977)

02 July 1977

A young writer is trapped between his awful actress mother and the knowledge that he has only a mediocre talent as a playwright and almost no force of character.

Sweet Dreams Trailer (2016)

10 November 2016

Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother.

Kidnapped Trailer (2023)

25 May 2023

The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian.

Voi siete qui Trailer (2011)

08 September 2011

Blood of My Blood Trailer (2015)

09 September 2015

In the Middle Ages, Federico, a soldier, visits the convent in Bobbio, where Sister Benedetta is facing charges of witchery for seducing Fabrizio, Federico’s twin brother, and making him betray his priestly mission.

Clowns Trailer (2016)

01 September 2016

In the theater of a small village, rehersals are taking place for a show based on the opera I Pagliacci.

Fists in the Pocket Trailer (1965)

26 October 1965

A deeply disturbed and epileptic young man benignly decides to murder other members of his dysfunctional family for altruistic reasons.

The Eyes, the Mouth Trailer (1982)

10 September 1982

A rich Italian's shocking suicide means different things to his twin brother, mother and pregnant lover.

Devil in the Flesh Trailer (1986)

22 April 1986

An Italian high school student becomes infatuated with a woman he sees outside his class window. Her fiancée is in jail for being involved in a radical movement, and she spends much time in court providing moral support.

My Name Is Anna Magnani Trailer (1980)

30 September 1980

Traces the life of Anna Magnani, her creations, her successes, her triumphs, her boycotted career, her nonconformism, her anxieties, her generosity .

Francis of Assisi Trailer (1966)

01 September 1966

A 1966 biopic of Francis of Assisi presents him as a troubled rebel and champion of radical brotherhood, reflecting the spirit of 1968 student protests.

Today is a Beautiful Day Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

A child in anaphylactic shock after an insect sting is brought by her father to a doctor, a foreigner who doesn't speak the language well and is looked at by the town with diffidence.

The Choir Master Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

A young maestro conducts rehearsals with a male chorus. He is frustrated and feels that a female voice is missing.

A Thread of Passion Trailer (2000)

01 August 2000

A short film.

All for a Rose Trailer (2017)

04 August 2017

Elena has just turned 18 and this is her first day working in a coffee bar in Bobbio, a town in the north of Italy.

Vacation in Val Trebbia Trailer (1980)

30 August 1980

Director Marco Bellocchio returns with his family to his homeland, in the province of Piacenza. The journey is an opportunity to confront oneself with one's past, as well as with the nostalgia of an era.

Battlefield Trailer (2024)

05 September 2024

These are the years of the First World War and Dr. Stefano Zorzi spends his days in the Exemption Clinic in a large city of Northern Italy, where he not only takes care of soldiers who arrive from the massacre of the front, but also he fights simulation and self-harm of those who hope to be dispensed, by sending them before the Military Court.

Marcello, una vita dolce Trailer (2006)

21 May 2006

After shooting to fame with Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960), actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) starred in more than 160 films in his nearly half-a-century career.

Mouth Harmonica Trailer (1980)

23 April 1980

The story of a turbulent relationship between Elisa, a mentally unstable young woman, and her psychiatrist who, meets her after she's hospitalized when she faints in a subway station.

Broken Dreams: Reasoning and Delirium Trailer (1995)

26 March 1995

Using archival footage and interviews with ex-Red Brigade activists and the ex-leader of the Italian Marxist-Leninists, this documentary explores the topics terrorism and the "broken dream" of the communist revolution.

Cesare Zavattini Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

Documentary about Italian film screenwriter Cesare Zavattini

Caro Paolo Trailer (2013)

01 May 2013

What Do You Know About Me Trailer (2009)

16 October 2009

Until the 1970s, Italian cinema dominated the international scene, even competing with Hollywood. Then, in just a few years, came its rapid decline, the flight of our greatest producers, a crisis among the best writer-directors, the collapse of production.

Vincere Trailer (2009)

20 May 2009

The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigor but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws.

A Leap in the Dark Trailer (1980)

14 February 1980

Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts.

In the Name of the Father Trailer (1971)

12 October 1971

In 1958 Angelo, a rich and spoiled boy, enters a religious school, where students are tired of its vice-rector, and the strict rules and old-fashioned teaching methods of priests.

Same rage, same spring Trailer (2003)

05 September 2003

A documentary about the making of "Buongiorno, notte" and the films and politics of director Marco Bellocchio.

Rome, November 12, 1994 Trailer (1995)

10 November 1995

Francesco Maselli pitched this documentary to the CGIL, CISL, and UIL trade unions as part of the 1.5 million-strong protest march on November 12, 1994 against Silvio Berlusconi's projects on social security and the reform of the pension system.

Lo Spazio Inquieto Trailer (2022)

01 December 2022

The Fight Trailer (2018)

17 May 2018

It is a sunny day on the river Trebbia. In the distance a patrol of German soldiers is approaching : they are nazis, guns blazing.

Behind Love and Anger Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

Documentary about the anthology film Love and Anger (1969) with interviews with Carlo Lizzani (director of the segment "L'indifferenza"), Marco Bellocchio (director of the segment "Discutiamo, discussamo"), Maurizio Ponzi (assistant director of the segment " La sequenza del fiore di carta," by Pier Paolo Pasolini), and Roberto Perpignani (editor of the segment "Agonia," by Bernardo Bertolucci).

Notes for a Movie About Uncle Vania Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

An encounter between two women: Sonia confesses to Elena that she would like to escape her town and her friend promises to help her.

The Witches' Sabbath Trailer (1988)

26 May 1988

The freshly graduated psychiatrist David shall deliver an opinion about young Maddalena, who's on trial for murdering a hunter.

A un millimetro dal cuore Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

A strange encounter with an unknown man from a story a harpist tells to his friend during a recording session.

The Calabrian People Raised Their Heads Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

A documentary set in Paola, in Calabria, about the fight to occupy housing.

Mother Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

The extremely mawkish hides something extremely violent.

Opera Prima Trailer (2021)

28 September 2021

Opera Prima is a tribute and a journey through the evolution that cinema has had in Italy. Tayu Vlietstra, a pupil of Bertolucci, carries out an investigation on the first work of six of the most authoritative and beloved Italian directors.

Materia e visione Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

Il Regista di Matrimoni from Marco Bellocchio seen from a different point of view, a movie inside a movie.