THE WALLS OF BERGAMO
synopsis
In the first few months of 2020, huge swathes of Northern Italy were hit by a new virus. The town of Bergamo and its province was to become the epicentre of this pandemic. We see hospitals on the brink of collapse, distraught families and coffins being carried away by military convoy. Following the abyss of the darkest days comes an even greater challenge: grieving. People meet to try to understand what has happened and overcome their fear and their pain. Nothing is as it was before and our perception of what we are used to calling life and death has completely changed. Digging into the memory of Bergamo’s recent and not-so-recent past, Savona questions the very notion of documentary cinema and asks: How should he film this interrupted cycle of life and death? How should he accompany survivors as they try to find a new place the world?
international title: | The Walls of Bergamo |
original title: | Le mura di Bergamo |
country: | Italy |
sales agent: | Fandango |
year: | 2023 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Stefano Savona |
film run: | 137’ |
screenplay: | Stefano Savona |
cinematography by: | Stefano Savona |
film editing: | Francesca Sofia Allegra |
music: | Giulia Tagliavia |
producer: | Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Ferdinando Dell'Omo, Danielle Maloni |
production: | ILBE - Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, RAI Cinema |
distributor: | Fandango Distribuzione |