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ANATOMY OF A PORTRAIT

by Francesco Clerici, Mattia Colombo

synopsis

Fernanda Wittgens joined the Brera Museum in 1928, and after a few years she was its director. Courageous and visionary, during the war she saved artworks from the bombings, aided political opponents of Fascism and Jewish families in fleeing the regime, and was imprisoned for her actions. After Italy’s liberation, she rebuilt the Brera and championed its being open and accessible to one and all. Yet despite her groundbreaking policies, she was forgotten after her death. This film seizes on that absence. Calling on the actress Sara Drago, who lends her face and voice to Wittgens in her letters, and the art historian Giovanna Ginex, the filmmakers create a collaborative space in which the past, the present, and their interpretations are intertwined. Fernanda, albeit invisible, is a living presence.

international title: Anatomy of a Portrait
original title: Anatomia di un ritratto
country: Italy
year: 2026
genre: documentary
directed by: Francesco Clerici, Mattia Colombo
film run: 95'
screenplay: Francesco Clerici, Mattia Colombo
cinematography by: Timon De Graaf Boele
film editing: Serena Pighi, Ilaria Fraioli
art director: Alessandra Alberello Conti
costumes designer: Lucia Gallon
music: Alexandre Julien Maurer
producer: Marco Malfi Chindemi, Laura Romano
co-producer: Nicola Bernasconi, Andrea Zanoli
production: Rosso Film, Luce Cinecittà, Rough Cat, RSI - Radiotelevisione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana, Lab80

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