original title:
Dacia, vita mia - Dialoghi giapponesi
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country:
Italy / Switzerland
year:
2025
film run:
85'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (19/09/2025)
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An intimate journey between Rome and Japan on the trail of memory, Dacia, Vita Mia - Dialoghi Giapponesi intertwines Dacia Maraini's voice with archival images, fading drawings, and encounters that illuminate a destiny intertwined between two cultures. Director Izumi Chiaraluce, a silent and complicit witness, gathers together the threads of a personal and collective story: her childhood in a snowy Japan, the prison camp, art as a form of resistance, her parents' legacy, her sister Yuki, theater, and books. Dacia's words bridge distant worlds, past and present. A profound and original portrait, marked by the slow pace of memory and the vibrant rhythm of curiosity. A tribute to the gentle strength of a woman who made writing, photography, and dialogue her home.