Italy, 2022, 99’
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Details
- Director: Pupi Avati
- Screenplay: Pupi Avati
- Cinematography: Cesare Bastelli
- Editing: Ivan Zuccon
- Music: Lucio Gregoretti, Rocco de Rosa
- Production: Rai Cinema, Duea Film
- Cast: Sergio Castellitto, Alessandro Sperduti, Carlotta Gamba, Enrico Lo Verso, Alessandro Haber, Gianni Cavina, Leopoldo Mastelloni, Ludovica Pedetta, Morena Gentile, Romano Reggiani, Carlotta Gamba
- 2023 Ferrara FF: Best Costume Designer
- 2022 FICE Awards: Best Director
- 2022 Capri Arts Award: Best Costume Designer
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Recap
This film tells the story of Dante Alighieri as narrated by Giovanni Boccaccio, who, in 1350, embarked on a quest to find Dante's daughter, Antonia Alighieri, to deliver a symbolic sum of money as compensation for the hardships her family endured. Boccaccio revisits the pivotal moments of Dante's life, presenting the tale of one of history's most esteemed and recognized poets.
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Director
Pupi Avati
Pupi Avati was born in Bologna, Italy. He is a film director, producer, and screenwriter. In the 1960s, he gave up on his promising veterinary education for a career in the film industry. He has directed many award-winning films with A.M.A, a production company he founded with Gianni Minervini and his brother Antonio Avati. He has participated in many genres with varying degrees of success. He is best known by Giallo genre fans for The House with Laughing Windows (1976) which he co-wrote the script with Paolo Pasolini, Zeder (1983), and The 120 Days of Sodom (1975).
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