Biography
Umberto Contarello is an Italian screenwriter and writer. Born in Padua on 13 July 1958, he graduated in the philosophy of science from the University of Padua. He moved to Rome with longtime friends Carlo Mazzacurati and Enzo Monteleone, and their first major screenplay together was for Marrakech Express (1989), directed by Gabriele Salvatores.
Contarello has collaborated extensively with Paolo Sorrentino on This Must Be the Place (2011), The Great Beauty (2013), Loro (2018) and related projects, and with Bernardo Bertolucci on Me and You (2012). His other credits include work for directors such as Gianni Amelio and Michele Placido. Television writing includes episodes of The Young Pope (2016) and The New Pope (2020). He received a David di Donatello award for best screenplay for This Must Be the Place.
