Alberto Moravia was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism. Moravia is best known for his debut novel Gli indifferenti and for the anti-fascist novel Il Conformista, the basis for the film The Conformist (1970) directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Other novels of his adapted for the cinema are Agostino, filmed with the same title by Mauro Bolognini in 1962; Il disprezzo, filmed by Jean-Luc Godard as Le Mépris ; La Noia (Boredom), filmed with that title by Damiano Damiani in 1963 and released in the US as The Empty Canvas in 1964 and La ciociara, filmed by Vittorio De Sica as Two Women (1960). Cédric Kahn's L'Ennui (1998) is another version of La Noia.
Alberto Moravia, oikealta nimeltään Alberto Pincherle, oli italialainen romaanikirjailija, journalisti ja poliitikko. Teoksissaan hän tarkastelee nykyajan seksuaalisuutta ja vieraantumista sekä eksistentialismia.
Alberto Moravia, nom de plume d'Alberto Pincherle, est un écrivain et journaliste italien du XXe siècle, né à Rome le 28 novembre 1907 et mort le 26 septembre 1990 dans la même ville.
Alberto Moravia, pseudonimo di Alberto Pincherle, è stato uno scrittore, giornalista, sceneggiatore, saggista, drammaturgo, poeta, reporter di viaggio, critico cinematografico e politico italiano.
Alberto Moravia, właśc. Alberto Pincherle – włoski powieściopisarz, nowelista i dziennikarz. Uznawany jest za jednego z najważniejszych pisarzy włoskich XX wieku.
Alberto Pincherle Moravia, född Alberto Pincherle den 28 november 1907 i Rom, död den 26 september 1990 i Rom, var en italiensk författare, journalist, kritiker och kulturpersonlighet. Moravia skrev både romaner, noveller, skådespel, reseskildringar och essäer.
Alberto Moravia, pseudônimo de Alberto Pincherle, foi um escritor e jornalista italiano. O nome Moravia, como será conhecido mundialmente, era de sua avó paterna. Seu pai, Carlo Pincherle, arquiteto e pintor, era nascido em Veneza, de uma família judaica. Sua mãe, Teresa Iginia De Marsanich, era de Ancona.
