The writer in the trees

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The writer in the trees (Italo Calvino, lo scrittore sugli alberi)

The writer in the trees (Italo Calvino, lo scrittore sugli alberi)

original title:

Italo Calvino, lo scrittore sugli alberi

directed by:

cast:

Giovanna Calvino, Letizia Modena, Merve Emre, Mario Barenghi, Paolo Virzì, Martin Rueff

screenplay:

cinematography:

music:

Umberto Smerilli, Angelo Maria Farro

producer:

Riccardo Brun, Paolo Rossetti, Francesco Siciliano, Serge Lalou, Sophie Cabon, Suzanne Biermann

world sales:

country:

Italy / France

year:

2023

film run:

76'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (27/07/2023)

festivals & awards:

On the 100th anniversary of his birth, this documentary on Italo Calvino highlights one of his most celebrated accomplishments, The Baron in the Trees, using the novel to provide a unique perspective on the relationship between the author’s work and his own times. Thanks to recently discovered archives, the film offers a fresh look at the most important Italian writer of the twentieth century.