Mario Martone born 20 November 1959 Naples is an Italian filmtheatre director and screenwriter He has directed more than 30 films since 1985 His film Troubling Love 1995 was entered into the 48th Cannes Film Festival His film We Believed 2010 competed for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival His film Nostalgia 2022 entered into the 75th Cannes Film Festival for the first time in 24 years He was the stage director for Lorenzo Ferreros opera Charlotte Corday which was premiered at Teatro dellOpera di Roma on 21 February 1989