Uberto Pasolini

The Profile

Italian film director and producer known for humane, precise storytelling. Produced The Full Monty and directed Machan, Still Life, Nowhere Special, and The Return (Itaca. Il ritorno).

Producer of The Full Monty (1997); director of Machan (2008), Still Life (2013), Nowhere Special (2020), and The Return/Itaca. Il ritorno (2023). Nephew of Luchino Visconti; not related to Pier Paolo Pasolini.

The reviews praise Uberto Pasolini’s humane, minimalist direction and emotional clarity. Still Life explores dignity in death; Nowhere Special focuses on a father securing a future for his son; The Return (Itaca. Il ritorno) reimagines the Odyssey with stark moral weight. Performances (Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, James Norton) and restrained craft stand out. Overall sentiment is warmly positive.