Martone, Mario, 1959-

Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His films have been shown in prestigious international film festivals over the world. His L'amore molesto (1995) was selected competed for the Palme d'Or in the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. Two of his films Noi credevamo (2010) and Leopardi (2014) have been selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival and 71st Venice International Film Festivall. He is also a noted stage director for operas. He staged the premiere performance of Lorenzo Ferrero's opera Charlotte Corday, which opened at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma on 21 February 1989. Martone has staged three new productions of Gioachino Rossini's operas in the Rossini Opera Festival: Matilde di Shabran (2004, 2012), Torvaldo e Dorliska (2006, 2017), Aureliano in Palmira (2014, 2023).