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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paolo Sorrentino has received more than 2,028,080 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Paolo Sorrentino is the 392nd most popular film director (down from 318th in 2019), the 1,994th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,693rd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Italian Film Director.

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  • 56.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 392 out of 2,041. Before him are Sam Mendes, Robert Benton, Gerard Damiano, Wolfgang Reitherman, Edward Yang, and Jacques Copeau. After him are Ishirō Honda, Luigi Comencini, Mervyn LeRoy, John McTiernan, Gene Deitch, and Karel Reisz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 43. Before him are John Frusciante, Roberto Di Matteo, Yigal Amir, Phillip Cocu, Christian Karembeu, and Gabriela Sabatini. After him are Queen Rania of Jordan, Yann Tiersen, Melissa McCarthy, Paulo Sousa, M. Night Shyamalan, and Izabella Scorupco.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 1,994 out of 5,161. Before him are Nino Castelnuovo (1936), Luigi Rossi (1597), Gian Giorgio Trissino (1478), Quintus Servilius Caepio (-200), Cesare Mori (1871), and Pietro Mennea (1952). After him are Joseph Freinademetz (1852), Luigi Comencini (1916), Bramantino (1465), Desiderio da Settignano (1430), Giuseppe Siri (1906), and Francesco Algarotti (1712).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy

Among film directors born in Italy, Paolo Sorrentino ranks 33. Before him are Ruggero Deodato (1939), Lucio Fulci (1927), Damiano Damiani (1922), Ermanno Olmi (1931), Valerio Zurlini (1926), and Giuseppe De Santis (1917). After him are Luigi Comencini (1916), Alberto Lattuada (1914), Giuliano Montaldo (1930), Umberto Lenzi (1931), Mauro Bolognini (1922), and George P. Cosmatos (1941).

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Filmography

The Great Beauty
Director
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
May 21o 20137.51 / 10
Youth
Director
Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?
May 20o 20156.901 / 10
The Hand of God
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In 1980s Naples, Italy, an awkward Italian teen struggling to find his place experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a freak accident by football legend Diego Maradona.
Nov 24o 20217.557 / 10