Mario Martone

Mario Martone
Born (1959-11-20) 20 November 1959
Naples, Italy
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1985–present

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.

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