Alberto Moravia
Known For
Writing
Born
1907-11-28 in Rome, Italy
Died
1990-09-26
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alberto Moravia (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbɛrto moˈraːvja]; November 28, 1907 – September 26, 1990), born Alberto Pincherle, was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism. Moravia is best known for his debut novel Gli indifferenti (1929) and for the anti-fascist novel Il Conformista (The Conformist), the basis for the film The Conformist (1970) directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Other novels of his adapted for the cinema are Agostino, filmed with the same title by Mauro Bolognini in 1962; Il disprezzo (A Ghost at Noon or Contempt), filmed by Jean-Luc Godard as Le Mépris (Contempt 1963); La Noia (Boredom), filmed with that title by Damiano Damiani in 1963 and released in the US as The Empty Canvas in 1964 and La ciociara, filmed by Vittorio de Sica as Two Women (1960). Cedric Kahn's L'Ennui (1998) is another version of La Noia.
Most Known For
Apostrophes
as Self
Love Meetings
as Self - Writer
Alcune Afriche
as Self
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
as Self
Cinéma et Réalité
as Self
Savage Man Savage Beast
as Narrator (voice)
Suffocating Heat
Umano non umano
as Self
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
as Self - writer
Monastero di Santa Chiara
as Self
Io sono nata viaggiando
as Self (archive footage)
Pier Paolo Pasolini: A Film Maker's Life
as Self
castelporziano ostia dei poeti
as Self (voice archive)
The Olympian
as Self