FOR LUCIO
synopsis
This is a tribute to an artist whose songs told the story of Italy at a time of rapid social and cultural change. Thanks to the testimony of the singer’s manager and friend Tobia Righi, and an effective and original use of archive material, Pietro Marcello retraces the life of Lucio Dalla, making him a spotlight through which Marcello sheds light on a country that rose from the ruins of the Second World War to sever its roots with peasant culture and move towards a future of factories, consumerism and mass car production. Not handsome or dashing like the other singers of his generation, Lucio Dalla embodied a different role model that was closer to ordinary people. For here was an artist capable of transposing the poetry of Roversi, who provided the lyrics for some of Dalla’s most beautiful songs, into a musical arrangement that spoke to everyone.
international title: | For Lucio |
original title: | Per Lucio |
country: | Italy |
sales agent: | The Match Factory |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Pietro Marcello |
film run: | 79' |
release date: | IT 5/07/2021 |
screenplay: | Pietro Marcello, Marcello Anselmo |
cinematography by: | Ilyà Sapeha |
film editing: | Fabrizio Federico |
producer: | Beppe Caschetto, Anastasia Michelagnoli |
executive producer: | Francesca Andreoli, Giulia Moretti |
production: | IBC Movie, RAI Cinema |
distributor: | Nexo Studio |