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Mario Martone

Mario Martone, Italian director and screenwriter

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Born
November 20, 1959
Age in 2026
67
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1959

About Mario Martone

Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959) is an Italian filmmaker. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His films have been shown in prestigious international film festivals around the world. His films Nasty Love (1995), Nostalgia (2022) and Fuori (2025) were selected competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. While Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992), The Vesuvians (1997), We Believed (2010), Leopardi (2014), Capri-Revolution (2018), The Mayor of Rione Sanità (2019) and The King of Laughter (2021) were selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. For Nostalgia, Martone won his first Nastro d'Argento for Best Director in 2022.

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Mario Martone timeline

  1. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985.
  2. For Nostalgia, Martone won his first Nastro d'Argento for Best Director in 2022.

The world when Mario Martone was born

Mario Martone was born in 1959. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1959

  • #1 song"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin
  • Top movieBen-Hur
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookGoldfinger – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentIngemar Johansson knocks out Floyd Patterson for heavyweight title
  • Top headlineAlaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th US states
  • Technology milestoneMicrochip (integrated circuit) invented
  • Defining fadBarbie dolls
  • Notable inventionBarbie doll
  • World population2.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population177.1M

1959 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mario Martone's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19592026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,400$435,000
Average income$7,000$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population177.1M341 million

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