Alberto Moravia

Writing

Born: 1907-11-28
Died: 1990-09-26
From: Rome, Italy
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

Alberto Pincherle

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.

Awards & Nominations4 won · 11 nominated

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Viareggio-Versilia International Prize

1983
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1965
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1964
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1963
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1962
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Viareggio Prize

1961
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1961
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1960
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1959
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1958
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1957
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1955
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Marzotto Prize

1954
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Strega Prize

1952
Nominated

Nobel Prize in Literature

1949

Acting16 titles

Directing1 title

Writing56 titles

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