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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

Overview of articles

  • Gostanza da Libbiano

    Benvenuti’s ultimate masterpiece. Inspired by the records of a trial for witchcraft, Gostanza da Libbiano drew comparisons with Dreyer and Bresson. Th
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  • Puccini e la fanciulla

    While tracking down the creative process that led to the composition of La fanciulla del west, Benvenuti uncovers new historical truths about the Tusc
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  • Il divo

    Stylistically balanced, very detailed biopic about former Italian prime minister Andreotti, who despite severe suspicions of criminal practices left h
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  • Il bacio di Giuda

    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
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  • Il cantamaggio

    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
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  • Domenica, 6 Aprile, ore 11:42

    There are many ways to look at the landscape. This video by the Italian collective Flatform is one of them.
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  • Barricata

    Four women seem to be locked up in the kitchen and are anxiously waiting. They start to perform obsessive rituals to control the situation.
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  • Del monte Pisano

    An exploration of the Tuscan landscape leads Benvenuti to the discovery of an ancient and almost lost tradition of popular poetry: the maggio.
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  • Robeco Filmdag: Mio fratello è figlio unico

    Drama with warm comic overtones (by the screenwriters of La meglio gioventù) about opposing political convictions of two brothers from an Italian work
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  • Medea, un maggio di Pietro Frediani

    Benvenuti films with commendable rigueur the performance of a maggio based on the character of Medea, staged by peasants in an old oil mill.
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