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Matteo Garrone

Highest Rated: 96% Io Capitano (2023)

Lowest Rated: 38% The Caiman (2006)

Birthday: Oct 15, 1968

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

One of Italy's most celebrated modern filmmakers, Matteo Garrone began his illustrious career tackling themes of immigration and dark obsession but became a Cannes favorite when he expanded his vision towards everything from mafia epics and reality TV fables to fairytale reimaginings. An art school graduate, Garrone first served as a camera assistant on various Italian TV and film productions before making the leap to director with award-winning short "Silhouette" (1996). His debut full-length feature "Land in Between" (1996) and the similarly socially-conscious "Guests" (1998) established his naturalistic style, while "Welcome Holy Spirit" (1997) and "Oresto Pipolo: fotografo di matrimoni" (1998) proved he was just as talented a documentarian. Noirish drama "The Embalmer" (2002) and disturbing follow-up "First Love" (2004) maintained his run of critical hits, but it was "Gomorrah" (2008), a multi-layered insight into Naples' criminal underworld that launched him to international fame, picking up the Grand Prix at the world's most prestigious film festival. His next venture, the black comedy "Reality," also won the same accolade, while ambitious portmanteau film "Tale of Tales" (2015) saw Garrone embrace the English language and a cornucopia of Hollywood stars for the first time with equally acclaimed results.

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Highest-Rated Movies

96% 87% Io Capitano Watchlist
90% 71% Gomorra
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88% 70% Pranzo di Ferragosto
Watchlist 84% 56% Tale of Tales Watchlist 84% 79% Dogman Watchlist 84% 40% Pinocchio Watchlist
81% 69% Reality
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81% 70% The Embalmer
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53% 55% First Love
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38% 61% The Caiman
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Matteo Garrone

Matteo Garrone THE EMBALMER, (aka L'IMBALSAMATORE), Director Matteo Garrone on the set, 2002, (c) First Run Features PRIMO AMORE, director Matteo Garrone on set, 2004 TALE OF TALES, (aka IL RACCONTO DEI RACCONTI), director Matteo Garrone, on set, 2015. ph: Greta de Lazzaris/©01 Distribution REALITY, director Matteo Garrone, on set, 2012. ©Oscilloscope Laboratories REALITY, director Matteo Garrone on set, 2012, © Oscilloscope Films GOMORRAH, (aka GOMORRA), Marco Macor, director Matteo Garrone, Ciro Petrone, on set, 2008. ©IFC Films GOMORRAH, (aka GOMORRA), director Matteo Garrone, on set, 2008. ©IFC Films GOMORRAH, (aka GOMORRA), director Matteo Garrone, on set, 2008. ©IFC Films GOMORRAH, (aka GOMORRA), director Matteo Garrone, 2008. ©IFC Films View more photos

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Io Capitano 96% 87% 2023 Director, Screenwriter, Producer Pinocchio 84% 40% 2019 Director, Writer, Producer Dogman 84% 79% 2018 Director, Screenwriter, Producer Piazza Vittorio 2017 Self Tale of Tales 84% 56% 2015 Director, Screenwriter, Producer Reality 81% 69% 2012 Director, Screenwriter, Producer Pranzo di Ferragosto 88% 70% 2008 Producer Gomorra 90% 71% 2008 Director, Writer The Caiman 38% 61% 2006 Direttore della fotografia Actor First Love 53% 55% 2004 Director, Writer The Embalmer 81% 70% 2002 Director, Writer, Camera Operator Roman Summer 2000 Director, Screenwriter, Producer Guests 1998 Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Production Design
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