Passione critica investigates the relationship between authors and critics throughout the history of Italian cinema, following the evolution of the Union of Italian Film Critics since its establishment in 1971. An exploration of a somewhat “secondary” history of Italian culture, outlined through interviews with esteemed personages and intermixed with archival footage ranging from the 1960s to the advent of the internet and social media, to the current explosion of audiovisual devices, challenging the very definition and boundaries of cinema.