10° FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE CINEMA GIOVANI
Italian Competition 1992
LA STRADA CHE PORTA AL MURO DEL PIANTO
Country: Italy
Year: 1992
Duration: 6'30''
An emotional exploration of the land of Palestine: the villages of the West Bank, the alleys of Jerusalem, the desert of Jerico, the Bedouin encampments, and the refugee camps.
"It is a route of the heart that ends in breaking up against a wall of intransigence. It is the road that leads to the wailing wall." (Alessanoro Piva)
Biography
film director
Alessandro Piva
Alessandro Piva (Salerno, Italy, 1966) got his start in directing after gaining experience as a photographer, film editor and screenwriter. After completing his studies at the Centro sperimentale di cinematografia, he began making documentaries in Italy and abroad. He won two special mentions at the Premio Solinas and then dedicated himself to feature films, debuting with LaCapaGira, which was presented at the Berlin Film Festival in 2000 and won numerous prizes, including a David di Donatello. His second film, Mio cognato, which was presented at the Locarno Film Festival, won three nominations for Silver Ribbons in 2004. In 2007, he tried his hand at opera and staged Il cappello di paglia di Firenze by Nino Rota. In 2008, he directed the TV series La scelta di Laura. Henry is his third film.
FILMOGRAFIA
filmografia essenziale/essential filmography
Esercizi di stile (ep. Uno di più bravo me, cm, 1996), LaCapaGira (2000), Mio cognato (2003), Perotti Point (cm, doc., 2006), La scelta di Laura (tv, 2009), Henry (2010).
Cast
& Credits
Regia, fotografia e montaggio: Alessandro Piva.
Music: John Cage, Musci e Venosta, Bob Ostertag, Massimo Simonini.
Sound: Massimo Simonini.
Production company and Italian distribution: Alessandro Piva, via Principe Amedeo 137, Roma, tel. +39-06-4465239.
Music: John Cage, Musci e Venosta, Bob Ostertag, Massimo Simonini.
Sound: Massimo Simonini.
Production company and Italian distribution: Alessandro Piva, via Principe Amedeo 137, Roma, tel. +39-06-4465239.