Cast & creator
Paolo Sorrentino
Best known for Boris, My Brilliant Friend, Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Paolo Sorrentino (Italian: [ˈpaːolo sorrenˈtiːno]; born 31 May 1970; Naples) 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. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award two Cannes Film Festival prizes, four Venice Film Festival Awards and four European Film Awards. In Italy he was honoured with eight David di Donatello and six Nastro d'Argento. Sorrentino made his directorial film debut with the Italian comedy-drama One Man Up (2001) for which he received the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director followed by The Consequences of Love (2004), The Family Friend (2006), and This Must Be the Place (2011). The biographical drama Il Divo (2009) was awarded the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize. He received critical acclaim with the art drama The Great Beauty (2013) which won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He followed with Youth (2015), Loro (2018), and The Hand of God (2021) the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. He is also known for his work on television creating and directing the HBO drama series The Young Pope (2016), and The New Pope (2019). He worked with songwriters Antonello Venditti, Paloma Faith and Mark Kozelek and written three books published in Italian. He works with authors and producers including Francesca Cima and Nicola Giuliano, Toni Servillo and Luca Bigazzi. Actors in his films have included Sabrina Ferilli, Michael Caine, Fanny Ardant, Harvey Keitel, Isabella Ferrari, Elena Sofia Ricci, Sean Penn, Riccardo Scamarcio, Jude Law, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Nanni Moretti, Filippo Scotti, Carlo Verdone, Antonio Albanese, Frank Langella and Jane Fonda.
95
film credits
17
television credits
19
1992–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (112)
Showing 112 of 112 credits
Boris
himself
2007
My Brilliant Friend
Executive Producer
2018
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Executive Producer
2025
The Young Pope
Director
2016The Young Pope
Writer
2016The Young Pope
Creator
2016
GialappaShow
2023
Homemade
Writer
2020Homemade
Director
2020
Youth
Director
2015Youth
Writer
2015
Parthenope
Producer
2024Parthenope
Director
2024Parthenope
Writer
2024
The New Pope
Executive Producer
2020The New Pope
Director
2020The New Pope
Writer
2020The New Pope
Creator
2020
La Grazia
Director
2025La Grazia
Producer
2025La Grazia
Writer
2025
The Great Beauty
Comparsa
2013The Great Beauty
Director
2013The Great Beauty
Screenplay
2013
The Hand of God
Producer
2021The Hand of God
Screenplay
2021The Hand of God
Director
2021
Call My Agent: Italy
2023
This Must Be the Place
Director
2011This Must Be the Place
Writer
2011
Rio, I Love You
Director
2014Rio, I Love You
Writer
2014
Loro
Director
2018Loro
Writer
2018
Amanda
Thanks
2022
The Consequences of Love
Screenplay
2004The Consequences of Love
Director
2004
The Flood
Associate Producer
2024
I Told You So
Producer
2024
Föa - Once Upon A Future
Producer
2026
Cinque mondi
Self
2016
One Man Up
Director
2001One Man Up
Screenplay
2001
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
Il Divo
Director
2008Il Divo
Screenplay
2008
Room 999
Self
2023
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Sé stesso
2023
Loro 1
Director
2018Loro 1
Writer
2018
Sei pezzi facili
Director
2022Sei pezzi facili
Creator
2022
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023
Paradise
Director
1994Paradise
Writer
1994
L'infinito
Screenplay
2025
What Do You Know About Me
Self
2009Drogheria
First Assistant Director
1995
The Family Friend
Director
2006The Family Friend
Screenplay
2006
Man Who Check the Meter
Assistant Unit Manager
1995
Roma, santa e dannata
Creative Producer
2023
The Caiman
il marito di Aidra in "Cataratte"
2006
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Backstage
2022Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Backstage
Director
2022
Loro 2
Director
2018Loro 2
Writer
2018
A Matter of Heart
se stesso
2009
Fiat Croma
Director
2005
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
Director
2002
I nostri trent'anni - Generazioni a confronto
Self
2004
Tutte le storie di Piera
2014
Three Touches
se stesso
2014
Cercando La grande bellezza
Self
2015
Le voci di dentro
Stage Director
2014Le voci di dentro
Director
2014
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Stage Director
2004Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Director
2004
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : 456
Director
2022
Lost Love
Producer
2023Untitled Carlo Ancelotti Documentary
Director
Love Has No Bounds
Director
1998Love Has No Bounds
Writer
1998
L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble
Director
2009
Ladri di futuro
First Assistant Director
1992
Little Adventure in Rome
Director
2018Little Adventure in Rome
Writer
2018
The Hand of God: Through the Eyes of Sorrentino
Self
2021
Killer in Red
Director
2017Killer in Red
Screenplay
2017
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : In mezzo al mare
Director
2022Sventramento
Director of Photography
1995
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Perfetta
Director
2022
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Migliore
Director
2022
The Dust of Naples
Screenplay
1998
The Long Night
Director
2001The Long Night
Writer
2001
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Qui e ora
Director
2022
Il teatro di Mattia Torre : Gola
Director
2022
The Slow Game
Director
2009The Slow Game
Screenplay
2009
The Other Half
Presenter
2009Giovani talenti italiani
Director
2004
In the Mirror
Director
2011In the Mirror
Writer
2011
The Dream
Writer
2014The Dream
Director
2014
Sabbia
Director
2014Napoli 24
Writer
2010Napoli 24
Director
2010Nature: Consuelo
Supervising Producer
2005