La commedia non esiste. Salemme prova Eduardo

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La commedia non esiste. Salemme prova Eduardo

La commedia non esiste. Salemme prova Eduardo

original title:

La commedia non esiste. Salemme prova Eduardo

directed by:

cast:

Vincenzo Salemme, Antonella Cioli, Antonio Guerriero, Franco Pinelli, Vincenzo Borrino, Sergio D’Auria, Fernanda Pinto, Oscarino Di Maio, Agostino Pannone, Pina Giarmanà, Geremia Longobardo, Nuvoletta Lucarelli, Gennaro Guazzo, Marianna Liguori

screenplay:

cinematography:

production:

country:

Italy

year:

2025

film run:

60'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (06/10/2025)

festivals & awards:

In staging Natale in casa Cupiello, Vincenzo Salemme intertwines the memory of Eduardo De Filippo's theatre with his contemporary sensibility. Through rehearsals, discussions and behind-the-scenes moments, a personal vision of De Filippo's masterpiece takes shape. It is a tribute to the collective ritual of theatre, to the Neapolitan tradition, to Salemme's work, and to the timeless vitality of a play that never ceases to move us and to ask questions.

Director's note

With this documentary we wanted to explore not simply the staging of a play, but the very essence of theatre as a collective ritual. Following Vincenzo Salemme as he tackles Natale in casa Cupiello means observing an artist confronting a legendary text of Italian culture, striving to find a balance between fidelity and freedom, between memory and new life. The camera is never a distant spectator: it enters into rehearsals, capturing the shared effort and conveying the intimate and choral dimension of the company's work. This film is a tribute to Eduardo De Filippo, but above all to the craft of acting and the fundamental idea of theatre as a space in which a community recognizes and questions itself.