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Yahoo
06-04-2025
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Italian director Moretti leaves hospital after heart attack
Award-winning Italian film director Nanni Moretti spoke Sunday to the audience at a Rome film festival after leaving hospital where he underwent heart surgery, organisers said. The 71-year-old director, actor and screenwriter -- best known outside of Italy for 1993's "Caro Diario" (Dear Diary) and 2001's "La stanza del figlio" (The Son's Room) -- suffered a heart attack and was taken to a Rome hospital on Wednesday. On Thursday, the head of cardiology at Rome's San Camillo hospital said Moretti was in "stable" condition after surgery. It was not immediately known when he left hospital. But on Sunday, Moretti spoke by telephone from his home to the Custodi di Sogni - I Tesori della Cineteca Nazionale festival in Rome, according to a video sent to AFP by organisers. Often compared to Woody Allen for his eccentric, offbeat and autobiographical topics, Moretti won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme D'Or in 2001 for "The Son's Room". Moretti's most recent film, "A Brighter Tomorrow", about a film director -- played by Moretti -- competed at Cannes in 2023. cmk/djt/tw
The Guardian
03-04-2025
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- The Guardian
Italian director Nanni Moretti in intensive care after heart attack
Italian film director Nanni Moretti is in intensive care at a Rome hospital after suffering a heart attack, according to local media reports. The 71-year-old director, actor and screenwriter – best known outside Italy for 1993's Caro Diario (Dear Diary) and 2001's The Son's Room – was taken to hospital on Wednesday afternoon. He underwent surgery and is in intensive care, with Italian news agency Ansa reporting that he is in a stable condition. Often compared to Woody Allen for his quirky, offbeat and autobiographical films, in which he often appears as his alter ego, the quiet, media-shy Moretti is one of Italian cinema's sharpest social commentators. His film repertoire has included biting satire as well as gently handled stories of family crisis, such as The Son's Room, about the effect of a son's sudden death on a family, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2001. Often mixing awkward humour with political critique, Moretti's incisive films have taken on such topics as former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in the 2006 satire The Caiman and the inner workings of the Holy See in 2011's We Have a Pope. After a string of films, beginning with his 1976 comedy I Am Self-Sufficient, shot on Super 8, Moretti found fame outside Italy with Caro Diario, when he zoomed into the international public's consciousness on his Vespa scooter. The film, in which Moretti zigzags through a nearly deserted Rome while sharing offbeat interactions with those he meets along the way, won him a best director award at Cannes in 1994. Moretti's most recent film, A Brighter Tomorrow, in which he plays a film director competed in the Cannes film festival in 2023.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
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Nanni Moretti in Stable Condition After Suffering Heart Attack in Rome
Italian auteur Nanni Moretti suffered a heart attack on Wednesday and is reportedly in intensive care in stable condition, according to Italian news reports. The 71-year-old idiosyncratic director, actor and screenwriter, who won the 2001 Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for 'The Son's Room,' was rushed in the afternoon to Rome's San Camillo hospital where he underwent surgery. Italian news agency Ansa reported that he was in stable condition. More from Variety Taraji P. Henson to Host AmfAR Cannes Gala, Duran Duran to Perform (EXCLUSIVE) Cannes Prizewinner Anasuya Sengupta, BAFTA Breakthrough Actor Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy Lead Tulsea's New Talent Roster (EXCLUSIVE) 'In Retreat' Producer Tackles Gulf Wife Syndrome in Film Bazaar Drama Project 'Kurinji' Moretti previously suffered a mild heart attack in October last year. Known as an acerbic moralist and social commentator, Moretti most recently competed in Cannes in 2023 with high-concept meta-comedy 'A Brighter Tomorrow,' in which he stars as a Roman director who is shooting a period piece set in Rome in 1956. Before being hospitalized he was in pre-production on a new film, details of which are not known. Moretti has often constructed his films around his own persona, appearing as the central character, starting with his 1976 Super-8 debut 'Io Sono un'Autarchico' and its follow-up, 'Ecce Bombo,' which humorously captured the discontent gripping Italy in the bleak 1970s, and, of course, the autobiografical 'Caro Diario,' 1994, which marked his international breakthrough. Subsequent standout works comprise scathing 2006 Silvio Berlusconi satire 'The Caiman' and 'We Have a Pope' in which he depicted a Pontiff's crisis of faith. Moretti last month attended a retrospective of his work at the Bari International Film & TV Festival in southern Italy. He was celebrated in 2024 with a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for the restaured version of 'Ecce Bombo' which screened in the Venice Classics section. Best of Variety All the Godzilla Movies Ranked Final Oscar Predictions: International Feature – United Kingdom to Win Its First Statuette With 'The Zone of Interest' 'Game of Thrones' Filming Locations in Northern Ireland to Open as Tourist Attractions
Yahoo
02-04-2025
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Italian director Nanni Moretti in hospital after heart attack: media
Italian film director Nanni Moretti was in intensive care at a Rome hospital on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, local media reports said. The 71-year-old director, actor and screenwriter -- best known outside of Italy for 1993's "Caro Diario" (Dear Diary) and 2001's "The Son's Room" -- was transported to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after the cardiac emergency. He underwent surgery and was in intensive care, local media reported. Italian news agency Ansa reported that he was in stable condition. Often compared to Woody Allen for his quirky, offbeat and autobiographical films in which he often appears as his alter-ego, the quiet, media-shy Moretti is one of Italian cinema's sharpest social commentators. His film repertoire has included biting satire as well as gently handled stories of family crisis, such as "The Son's Room", about the effect on a family after a son's sudden death, which won Cannes' Palme d'Or in 2001. Often mixing awkward humour with political critique, Moretti's incisive films have taken on such topics as former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in the 2006 satire "The Caiman" and the inner workings of the Holy See in "We Have a Pope". After a string of films, beginning with his 1976 comedy shot on Super 8, "I am Self-Sufficient", Moretti found fame outside Italy with 1993 "Caro Diario", when he zoomed into the international public's consciousness atop his Vespa scooter. That film, in which Moretti zigzags through a nearly deserted Rome while sharing offbeat interactions with those he meets along the way, won him a best director award at Cannes in 1994. Moretti's most recent film, "A Brighter Tomorrow", about a film director -- played by Moretti -- competed in the Cannes Film Festival in 2023. ams/rmb
Yahoo
02-04-2025
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Nanni Moretti In Intensive Care In Rome Hospital Following Heart Attack
Italian director Nanni Moretti was reported to be in intensive care in a stable condition on Wednesday evening after suffering a heart attack earlier in the day. Italian media reported that the Dear Diary and The Son's Room filmmaker had fallen ill in the afternoon and been taken to Rome's San Camillo Hospital where he was operated on immediately. More from Deadline Todd Haynes To Be Honored By Cannes Directors' Fortnight With Golden Carriage Award Rural Coming-Of-Age Tale 'Holy Cow' Poised To Travel The World After Charming Audiences In France Cannes Sets Date For 2025 Official Selection Announcement Moretti previously suffered a heart attack last October, which forced him to cancel his attendance of the premiere of Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman's drama Vittoria, which he produced under the banner of his company Sacher Film. He was seen most recently at the Bari International Film & TV Festival in southern Italy in March for a retrospective of his work. One of Italy's best known directors, Moretti has premiered nine films in Competition at Cannes, winning Best Director for Dear Diary in 1994 and the Palme d'Or for The Son's Room in 2001. In more recent years, he won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury for Mia Madre in 2015 and was last at the festival with A Brighter Tomorrow in 2023, which his last film to date. Best of Deadline TV Show Book Adaptations Arriving In 2025 So Far Everything We Know About 'Black Mirror' Season 7 So Far 'The White Lotus' Season 3 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Arrive On Max?
