Nanni Moretti

Divided into three chapters, Nanni Moretti’s Dear Diary has become a cult film across Europe for its gentle, optimistic blend of documentary and fiction, slapstick and meditation. Winner of the Best Director prize at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmmaking brothers Paolo and Vittorio Taviani made history with this provocative masterwork, the first feature to win both the Palme d’Or and the Critics Prize at Cannes. For its raw yet surreal depiction of rural life, Padre Padrone was famously championed by Roberto Rossellini and Akira Kurosawa.