Marco Bellocchio
Biography
Marco Bellocchio is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor born on November 9, 1939, in Bobbio, near Piacenza. He began studying philosophy in Milan before entering film school, making his debut with the critically acclaimed Fists in the Pocket (1965), which won the Silver Sail at the 1965 Festival del film Locarno. Bellocchio's subsequent films, including Slap the Monster on Page One and A Leap in the Dark, cemented his reputation as a bold and provocative filmmaker.