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.