Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959; Naples) is an Italian film/theatre 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 Ferrero's opera Charlotte Corday, which was premiered at Teatro dell'Opera di Roma on 21 February 1989.