original title:
Italo Calvino, lo scrittore sugli alberi
directed by:
cast:
Giovanna Calvino, Letizia Modena, Merve Emre, Mario Barenghi, Paolo Virzì, Martin Rueff
screenplay:
Duccio Chiarini, Sofia Assirelli, Claudia Lachina
cinematography:
editing:
music:
Umberto Smerilli, Angelo Maria Farro
producer:
Riccardo Brun, Paolo Rossetti, Francesco Siciliano, Serge Lalou, Sophie Cabon, Suzanne Biermann
production:
distribution:
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.