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ORFEO

by Virgilio Villoresi

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

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