FrenchItalian Final

Abbas Kiarostami

Director of Certified Copy. Iranian filmmaker whose poetic and minimalist style influenced global cinema, including Italian neorealism-inspired films.

Agnès Varda

Director of Cléo de 5 à 7. Key figure in the French New Wave; pioneered feminist filmmaking and explored personal, political, and artistic themes.

Alain Resnais

Director of Hiroshima Mon Amour. French New Wave filmmaker who explored memory and time.

Andrea Segre

Director of Shun Li and the Poet. Italian filmmaker addressing social issues like migration and identity.

Bernardo Bertolucci

Director of The Conformist and The Last Emperor. Italian auteur blending politics, psychoanalysis, and lush visuals.

Claude Berri

Director of Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources. French filmmaker known for bringing classic storytelling to modern audiences.

Dario Argento

Director of Suspiria. Master of Italian horror and the giallo genre.

Dino Risi

Director of Il Sorpasso. Italian filmmaker blending humor and social critique.

Federico Fellini

Director of La Strada. Icon of Italian cinema, blending realism and surrealism.

Francis Veber

Creator of François Pignon in his comedic screenplays.

Jacques Demy

Director of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. French New Wave filmmaker blending realism and fantasy through musicals.

Jean-Luc Godard

Director of Breathless. French New Wave innovator with revolutionary editing and narrative techniques.

Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Director of Amélie. Known for blending whimsy and dark tones in French cinema.

Lina Wertmüller

Director of Ciao Professore. Italian filmmaker blending satire and social commentary.

Nanni Moretti

Director of The Son’s Room. Italian auteur exploring personal narratives and sociopolitical themes.

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Co-writer with Fellini and director-poet of films blending realism with mythology and politics.

Roberto Benigni

Director and actor in Life is Beautiful. Known for humor and poignancy in Holocaust narratives.

Anthony Quinn

Played Zampanò in La Strada. Mexican-American actor central to Fellini’s classic.

Audrey Tautou

Star of Amélie. Embodies charm and whimsy in French cinema.

Catherine Deneuve

Played Geneviève in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Icon of French cinema.

Cécile de France

Played the hairdresser in The Kid with a Bike by the Dardenne Brothers.

Corinne Marchand

Star of Cléo from 5 to 7. Represents French New Wave cinema.

Daniel Auteuil

Played Ugolin in Jean de Florette and starred in Caché.

Emmanuelle Béart

Starred in Manon des Sources and La Belle Noiseuse. Celebrated for emotional depth.

Jérémie Renier

Star of Dardenne Brothers’ films like The Child.

Juliette Binoche

Star of Certified Copy. Renowned French actress balancing art-house and mainstream cinema.

Laura Morante

Played the mother in The Son’s Room. Acclaimed Italian actress.

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Played the beautiful Italian woman in Il Postino.

Massimo Troisi

Played Mario in Il Postino. Known for his gentle, poetic performances.

Philippe Noiret

Played Alfredo in Cinema Paradiso.

Silvana Mangano

Starred in Bitter Rice. Icon of Italian neorealism.

Ennio Morricone

Composed scores for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Cinema Paradiso.

Michel Legrand

Composed music for The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, blending jazz and classical styles.

André Bazin

Co-creator of Cahiers du Cinéma. Founding figure of film theory and champion of auteur cinema.

Dardenne Brothers

Directed The Kid with a Bike and other realist, humanist films.

Giuseppe Tornatore

Directed Cinema Paradiso, a nostalgic ode to cinema.

Michael Radford

Directed Il Postino, a poetic story of love and friendship.

Yves Montand

Played César in Manon des Sources.