Lighea - Il silenzio della memoria

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Lighea - Il silenzio della memoria

Lighea - Il silenzio della memoria

Lighea - Il silenzio della memoria

original title:

Lighea - Il silenzio della memoria

directed by:

cast:

Roberto Herlitzka, Claudio Di Palma

cinematography:

costume design:

production:

Teatro Segreto, RaiDue-Palcoscenico, RaiSat-Rai International

country:

Italy

year:

2003

film run:

64'21"

format:

Betacam SP - colour

aspect ratio:

4:3

sound:

Stereo

status:

Ready (27/03/2003)

The story is set in Turin in 1938. It is based around the meeting between an old Sicilian Greek scholar and a young journalist from Palermo, who start up a dialogue/argument. Thus starts a psychological duel between the two generations, a debate about life and pleasure, about beauty as an absolute requisite for knowledge. The discussions create a vibrant tension that will lead to a red-hot confession.
The old Hellenist tells his young friend the details of an unusual and incredible love story. It happened on the seashore many years ago, in a Sicily that was still inextricably linked to the sensual myth of its captivating nature.
Based on the story "Lighea" by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa.