Off Side is a work that was commissioned to the Cinemazero group and directed by Benvenuti to denounce the discriminations against disabled people. The juxtaposition of images and sounds conjures up a hard-hitting and virulent cry for help.
Also in this combined programme
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Frammento di cronaca volgare
Heavily influenced by Jean-Marie Straub, Benvenuti fictionalizes historical documents on the long conflict between Pisa and Florence at the end of the -
Fame
Aided by the comic act Specchio (Mirror), Benvenuti attempts to revive the comicality of silent films. -
Il cartapestaio
An early, short masterwork where Benvenuti films with ecstatic participation (and Schönberg’s music) the laborious creative process of a master of pap -
Il giorno della regata
An imaginative and vibrant picture on the traditional regatta between the Marine Republics of Italy, filmed by Benvenuti together with his students. -
Il balla balla
Benvenuti’s own The Big Shave: a timeless indictment of the political and economical exploitation of youths.
Film details
- Country of production
- Italy
- Year
- 1968
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 10'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP