Happy birthday to Paolo Sorrentino. The Oscar-winning director performs 51 years old on May 31, 2021. Visionary and Fellini, the acclaimed Neapolitan filmmaker has told the Italian reality with his unique style, often together with his friend and actor Toni Servillo, with whom he has made five films to date. In 2008, he won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for The celebrity. Six years later he won the Oscar for best foreign film for The great beauty. During the race for the most prestigious of the statuettes, the film also takes home the BAFTA and the Golden Globe.
In 2010, he made his debut in the literary world with the bestselling novel They are all right, third place at the Premio Strega. An overwhelming success for Sorrentino who rewarded him for a life that was not exactly easy. Born in the Vomero district of Naples, he was orphaned of both parents at the age of 16 after his father and mother died in their sleep, poisoned by carbon monoxide from a stove. Except “thanks to Maradona” who had gone away to follow, Sorrentino chooses the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, but then at 25 he changes his mind to devote himself to the Seventh Art.
Today, we want to celebrate his birthday with the secrets of his films. Gives The great beauty which was originally entitled “The Human Apparatus” after the book written by the protagonist Jep Gambardella to the 3 hours of make-up a day to which Servillo underwent to become The celebrity Andreotti up to Jude Law to Latin lessons to make himself The Young Pope. In the gallery above
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