FILM DIRECTOR

Paolo Sorrentino

1970 - Today

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Paolo Sorrentino (; Italian: [ˈpaːolo sorrenˈtiːno]; born 31 May 1970) 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 accepted for Best International Film, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, two Cannes Film Festival prizes, four Venice Film Festival Awards and four European Film Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paolo Sorrentino is the 249th most popular film director (up from 392nd in 2019), the 1,501st most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,994th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 249 out of 2,041. Before him are Thea von Harbou, Joe D'Amato, Bertrand Tavernier, James Foley, Patrice Chéreau, and Chris Marker. After him are Nagisa Oshima, Michael Moore, Lucio Fulci, Henry Hathaway, Anatole Litvak, and Shohei Imamura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 30. Before him are Ekrem İmamoğlu, Paul Ryan, Claudia Schiffer, Ethan Hawke, Fred Durst, and Simon Pegg. After him are Erik ten Hag, River Phoenix, Beck, Lara Fabian, Frank de Boer, and Gabriela Sabatini.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 1,501 out of 5,161. Before him are Alessandro Nesta (1976), Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441), Julia Drusilla (39), Quintus Hortensius (-114), Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (1784), and Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena (1727). After him are Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1838), Pompeo Batoni (1708), Beniamino Stella (1941), Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (1486), Princess Marie of Orléans (1813), and Gianna Beretta Molla (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy

Among film directors born in Italy, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 23. Before him are Lina Wertmüller (1928), Francesco Rosi (1922), Liliana Cavani (1933), Marco Ferreri (1928), Ruggero Deodato (1939), and Joe D'Amato (1936). After him are Lucio Fulci (1927), Nanni Moretti (1953), Mario Bava (1914), Damiano Damiani (1922), Marco Bellocchio (1939), and Gillo Pontecorvo (1919).

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