Uniqueness and Audacity in Film: Nanni Moretti
Nanni Moretti is an Italian filmmaker who has garnered great fame and prominence from his unique style of filmmaking which tackles Italian political and social issues which are riddled with a strange, quirky style of humor. Moretti over the years has challenged Italian filmmaking norms and has become a forefront in the discussion of Italian politics. His fame, however, does not exceed that of his country, where in the United States he is relatively unknown. This can be accredited to his distinct style of filmmaking, which has been repeatedly ridiculed by critics. Nevertheless, Nanni Moretti has found fame and fortune in his home country and without a doubt can be considered one of the most influential …show more content…
Each tells a small story, the first being being sectioned into three parts: “On my Vespa” which consists of Moretti himself traveling around Rome on his vespa, “Islands” the second part is about Moretti and his friend Gerardo and their travels on various islands, “Doctors” being the finale of the film, dives into Moretti’s cancer diagnosis and his subqeusentable battle with the disease. The second film, Aprile is about Moretti and subsequent failures upon making a documentary about the political situation of Italy. In end however, he did successfully make the documentary, it being Aprile itself. La Stanza del Figlio is about a family's hardships after their son passes away in a scuba diving accident. The final film, Il Caimano, is about the life of a failing director and the trails he must face. Out of all the films directed by Moretti, excluding La Stanza del Figlio, they are utterly riddled with Moretti’s personal ideology and opinions, mainly on political and social issues. More so in Aprile and Il Caimano, Moretti …show more content…
And while he not subtle or afraid to speak his mind, Moretti has become a public figure in Italy for this very reason with his loud indiscretion being exactly what the people want to hear. One man writes that “‘From the very first film I saw,’ says Mr. Handling, ‘I was completely captivated. I have absolutely no qualms saying that he is one of the most brilliant filmmakers in world today’” (Brunette). Specifically in his film Il Caimano, Bruno the main character, decides to direct only one scene for his movie which is about Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy at the time. This scene of the film is clear representation of what Moretti thinks of Berlusconi and gives a rationale to why he believes he was elected. This has not gone unnoticed, with many people recognizing that Moretti's political opinions are scattered throughout his films, with one author writing: “Not only did Moretti attract much aversion by never concealing, neither in his films nor in interviews, his opinions on the cinema, on contemporary Italian culture and society, as well as on political parties of the right and of the left; since his debut he created and played a
Nanni Moretti is an Italian filmmaker who has garnered great fame and prominence from his unique style of filmmaking which tackles Italian political and social issues which are riddled with a strange, quirky style of humor. Moretti over the years has challenged Italian filmmaking norms and has become a forefront in the discussion of Italian politics. His fame, however, does not exceed that of his country, where in the United States he is relatively unknown. This can be accredited to his distinct style of filmmaking, which has been repeatedly ridiculed by critics. Nevertheless, Nanni Moretti has found fame and fortune in his home country and without a doubt can be considered one of the most influential …show more content…
Each tells a small story, the first being being sectioned into three parts: “On my Vespa” which consists of Moretti himself traveling around Rome on his vespa, “Islands” the second part is about Moretti and his friend Gerardo and their travels on various islands, “Doctors” being the finale of the film, dives into Moretti’s cancer diagnosis and his subqeusentable battle with the disease. The second film, Aprile is about Moretti and subsequent failures upon making a documentary about the political situation of Italy. In end however, he did successfully make the documentary, it being Aprile itself. La Stanza del Figlio is about a family's hardships after their son passes away in a scuba diving accident. The final film, Il Caimano, is about the life of a failing director and the trails he must face. Out of all the films directed by Moretti, excluding La Stanza del Figlio, they are utterly riddled with Moretti’s personal ideology and opinions, mainly on political and social issues. More so in Aprile and Il Caimano, Moretti …show more content…
And while he not subtle or afraid to speak his mind, Moretti has become a public figure in Italy for this very reason with his loud indiscretion being exactly what the people want to hear. One man writes that “‘From the very first film I saw,’ says Mr. Handling, ‘I was completely captivated. I have absolutely no qualms saying that he is one of the most brilliant filmmakers in world today’” (Brunette). Specifically in his film Il Caimano, Bruno the main character, decides to direct only one scene for his movie which is about Silvio Berlusconi, the Prime Minister of Italy at the time. This scene of the film is clear representation of what Moretti thinks of Berlusconi and gives a rationale to why he believes he was elected. This has not gone unnoticed, with many people recognizing that Moretti's political opinions are scattered throughout his films, with one author writing: “Not only did Moretti attract much aversion by never concealing, neither in his films nor in interviews, his opinions on the cinema, on contemporary Italian culture and society, as well as on political parties of the right and of the left; since his debut he created and played a