ORFEO
synopsis
Since he was a child, Orpheus has imagined stories about an abandoned villa across the street from his house. A solitary and visionary pianist, during an evening at the Polypus — the club where he plays — he meets Eura’s gaze. An unconditional love blossoms between them, but she’s concealing a secret. Then she disappears. One evening, Orpheus sees her enter a small door on Via Saterna, in front of the villa. He follows her. Before the threshold, he encounters the Green Man, an enigmatic figure who seems to know the mysteries of that passageway. Once through the door, Orpheus enters a visionary afterlife, inhabited by creatures such as the Melusines, the Wizard of the Woods, and skeleton parades. In the villa, he meets th Jacket, a guardian devil who takes possession of his body to relive lost memories through music. Then it reveals where Eura is: at the station, departing on a train leaning against his piano. Only a door on the music stand — which will open at 12:00 sharp — can lead her back. Orpheus arrives in time to say goodbye. When he wakes, he finds her ring on in his hand. He returns to the piano and plays for her, knowing that she will live on in his memories, his dreams, his notes.
international title: | Orfeo |
original title: | Orfeo |
country: | Italy |
sales agent: | True Colours |
year: | 2025 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Virgilio Villoresi |
film run: | 74' |
screenplay: | Virgilio Villoresi |
cast: | Luca Vergoni, Giulia Maenza, Aomi Muyock, Vinicio Marchioni |
cinematography by: | Marco de Pasquale |
film editing: | Virgilio Villoresi |
art director: | Riccardo Ceccarelli, Federica Locatelli |
costumes designer: | Sara Costantini |
music: | Angelo Trabace |
producer: | Virgilio Villoresi, Enrico Maria Vernaglione, Greta Rossi, Giulio Sangiorgio, Alessandra Breviario |
production: | Fantasmagoria |