Paolo Sorrentino

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1970-05-31 (54 years old)

Place of Birth Naples, Campania, Italy

Also Known As Паоло Соррентино, 파올로 소렌티노, パオロ・ソレンティーノ

Paolo Sorrentino

Biography

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 d'Argento. Sorrentino made his directorial film debut with the Italian comedy-drama One Man Up (2001) for which he received the Nastro d'Argento 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.

Known For

Director

Mob Girl

as Director

Sue

as Director

2024
Parthenope

as Director

2022
Sei pezzi facili

as Director

2021
The Hand of God

as Director

2020
The New Pope

as Director

2020
Homemade

as Director

2018
Loro 1

as Director

2018
Loro 2

as Director

2018
Loro

as Director

2018
2017
Killer in Red

as Director

2016
The Young Pope

as Director

2015
Youth

as Director

2014
Sabbia

as Director

2014
Rio, I Love You

as Director

2014
Le voci di dentro

as Stage Director

2014
The Dream

as Director

2013
The Great Beauty

as Director

2011
2011
In the Mirror

as Director

2010
Napoli 24

as Director

2009
The Slow Game

as Director

2008
Il Divo

as Director

2006
The Family Friend

as Director

2005
Fiat Croma

as Director

2004
2004
Saturday, Sunday & Monday

as Stage Director

2004
2001
One Man Up

as Director

2001
The Long Night

as Director

1998
Love Has No Bounds

as Director

1995
Drogheria

as First Assistant Director

1994
Paradise

as Director

1992
Ladri di futuro

as First Assistant Director

Writer

L'infinito

as Screenplay

2024
Parthenope

as Writer

2023
Roma, santa e dannata

as Creative Producer

2021
The Hand of God

as Screenplay

2020
Homemade

as Writer

2020
The New Pope

as Writer

2018
Loro 1

as Writer

2018
Loro 2

as Writer

2018
Loro

as Writer

2017
Killer in Red

as Screenplay

2016
The Young Pope

as Writer

2015
Youth

as Writer

2014
The Dream

as Writer

2014
Rio, I Love You

as Writer

2013
The Great Beauty

as Screenplay

2011
In the Mirror

as Writer

2010
Napoli 24

as Writer

2009
The Slow Game

as Screenplay

2008
Il Divo

as Screenplay

2006
The Family Friend

as Screenplay

2004
2001
One Man Up

as Screenplay

2001
The Long Night

as Writer

1998
The Dust of Naples

as Screenplay

1998
1994
Paradise

as Writer

Actor

2023
Room 999

as Self

2021
We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Cinque mondi

as Self

2014
Three Touches

as se stesso

2013
The Great Beauty

as Comparsa

2009
A Matter of Heart

as se stesso

2007
Boris

as himself

2006
The Caiman

as il marito di Aidra in "Cataratte"

Producer

Mob Girl

as Producer

2025
Ferrari

as Producer

2024
Parthenope

as Producer

2024
I Told You So

as Producer

2024
The Flood

as Associate Producer

2023
Lost Love

as Producer

2021
The Hand of God

as Producer

2020
The New Pope

as Executive Producer

2018
My Brilliant Friend

as Executive Producer

2005
Nature: Consuelo

as Supervising Producer

1995
Il verificatore

as Assistant Unit Manager

Creator

2022
Sei pezzi facili

as Creator

2020
The New Pope

as Creator

2016
The Young Pope

as Creator

Crew

2022
Amanda

as Thanks

2009
The Other Half

as Presenter

Camera

1995
Sventramento

as Director of Photography

Sound

2001
One Man Up

as Music