Marco Bellocchio

Director

Marco Bellocchio (born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director whose debut feature was I pugni in tasca (1965). He is known for films that engage political, historical and psychological themes.

Reviews and public records show Bellocchio recurrently addresses Italian political history (Aldo Moro, terrorism), the mafia (Il traditore), and institutional religion (Rapito). Critics note an anticlerical stance in several films, a psychological interest influenced by Massimo Fagioli in some works, and a preference for anti-heroic or non-romantic tones.

DeBaser reviews present Marco Bellocchio as a director engaged with political, historical and psychological themes. Reviewers praise his formal choices and recurring anticlerical and anti-heroic stance. Recent works discussed include Esterno notte, Il traditore and Rapito.

For:Viewers of political, historical and psychological Italian cinema

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 "Kidnapped" by 83-year-old Marco Bellocchio is the confirmation of a talent not yet completely dormant.

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 At the end of a rough and gloomy year like 2022, having to point out an Italian film that I deem worthwhile, I do not hesitate to qualify Marco Bellocchio’s "Esterno notte" as such.

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