Signals: Paolo Benvenuti
Overview of films
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Il bacio di Giuda
Paolo Benvenuti | 87' | Italy | None
Benvenuti’s first feature is an ambitious reflection on the character of Judas, based on a rigorous study of both canonic and apocryphal gospels. The -
Il balla balla
Paolo Benvenuti | 5' | Italy | None
Benvenuti’s own The Big Shave: a timeless indictment of the political and economical exploitation of youths. -
Bambini di Buti
Paolo Benvenuti | 12' | Italy | None
Between documentary and fiction, Benvenuti leads a bunch of kids to the rediscovery of the ancient tradition of the maggio. -
Il cantamaggio
Paolo Benvenuti, Gianni Menon | 45' | Italy | None
Introduced by Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo, this documentary researches on the tradition of the maggio (May), a brand of poetry performed by Tuscan pea -
Il cartapestaio
Paolo Benvenuti | 10' | Italy | None
An early, short masterwork where Benvenuti films with ecstatic participation (and Schönberg’s music) the laborious creative process of a master of pap -
Confortorio
Paolo Benvenuti | 84' | Italy | None
Based on historical records from the Rome of the Popes, Confortorio is an astounding moral drama chronicling the failed attempts of Catholic prelates -
Del monte Pisano
Paolo Benvenuti | 30' | Italy | None
An exploration of the Tuscan landscape leads Benvenuti to the discovery of an ancient and almost lost tradition of popular poetry: the maggio. -
Fame
Paolo Benvenuti | 8' | Italy | None
Aided by the comic act Specchio (Mirror), Benvenuti attempts to revive the comicality of silent films. -
Frammento di cronaca volgare
Paolo Benvenuti | 76' | Italy | None
Heavily influenced by Jean-Marie Straub, Benvenuti fictionalizes historical documents on the long conflict between Pisa and Florence at the end of the -
Fuori gioco
Paolo Benvenuti | 10' | Italy | None
A virulent denunciation of the discriminations against disabled people, made by Benvenuti with a collective of militant film makers in 1968. -
Il giorno della regata
Paolo Benvenuti | 25' | Italy | None
An imaginative and vibrant picture on the traditional regatta between the Marine Republics of Italy, filmed by Benvenuti together with his students. -
Gostanza da Libbiano
Paolo Benvenuti | 87' | Italy | None
Benvenuti’s ultimate masterpiece. Inspired by the records of a trial for witchcraft, Gostanza da Libbiano drew comparisons with Dreyer and Bresson. Th