Paolo Sorrentino

Paolo Sorrentino Italian ˈpaːolo sorrenˈtiːno born 31 May 1970 Naples is an Italian film director screenwriter and writer He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Italian cinema working today He is known for visually striking and complex dramas and has often been compared to Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award BAFTA Award two Cannes Film Festival prizes four Venice Film Festival Awards and four European Film Awards In Italy he was honoured with eight David di Donatello and six Nastro dArgento Sorrentino made his directorial film debut with the Italian comedydrama One Man Up 2001 for which he received the Nastro dArgento for Best New Director followed by The Consequences of Love 2004 The Family Friend 2006 and This Must Be the Place 2011 The biographical drama Il Divo 2009 was awarded the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize He received critical acclaim with the art drama The Great Beauty 2013 which won the Academy Award the Golden Globe and the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film He followed with Youth 2015 Loro 2018 and The Hand of God 2021 the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film He is also known for his work on television creating and directing the HBO drama series The Young Pope 2016 and The New Pope 2019 He worked with songwriters Antonello Venditti Paloma Faith and Mark Kozelek and written three books published in Italian He works with authors and producers including Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano Toni Servillo and Luca Bigazzi Actors in his films have included Sabrina Ferilli Michael Caine Fanny Ardant Harvey Keitel Isabella Ferrari Elena Sofia Ricci Sean Penn Riccardo Scamarcio Jude Law Fabrizio Bentivoglio Nanni Moretti Filippo Scotti Carlo Verdone Antonio Albanese Frank Langella and Jane Fonda