14° FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE CINEMA GIOVANI
Italian Competition 1996 - Fiction
TITTI E SILVESTRO (UNA STORIA PENOSA)
Country: Italy
Year: 1996
Duration: 14'
Silvestro gives up on building his "trap for words". During a walk out at night, he runs into Titti, a young woman taken up with a unique dilemma in relation to her suicide. Silvestro makes himself available to help her. He convinces Titti to talk over the problem in a bar. During the conversation, the girl tells her own "painful" story. She moves Silvestro so much that he decides to help her. He leaves her all his money. He says goodbye to Titti, who is very happy. Silvestro goes out again and begins his wanderings through the city. His reflections lead him to take a fatal decision...
Biography
film director
Giorgio Bonecchi Borgazzi
Giorgio Bonecchi Borgazzi (Busto Arsizio, Varese; 1968) earned a diploma as cameraperson from the CFP in Milan in 1990. Between 1989 and 1991 he attended the Ipotesi Cinema School directed by Ermanno Olmi. In 1993 he founded a small studio, Killer Elite Film. His short films have participated in numerous festivals, including the 1995-99 Torino Film Festivals. His Elvis Dead at 58 was presented at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival in 1998.
FILMOGRAFIA
I (delitti esemplari) (cm, 1993), Back to Alibek (doc., 1993), Riga Brothers (doc., 1993), Streetman (cm, 1995), Odisseo (cm, 1995), Titti e Silvestro (cm, 1996), Elvis Dead at 58 (cm, 1997), Zazen (cm, 1998), Il giorno del ritorno (To nomiston emar) (cm, 1999).
Marco Borroni
Marco Borroni (Castellanza, Varese, 1959) is a film critic. He contributes to the film review, "Cineforum" and founded "Soft landing" along with Paolo Castelli.
FILMOGRAFIA
Riga Brothers (1993), Odisseo (1995).
Cast
& Credits
Regia, sceneggiatura e suono: Giorgio Bonecchi Borgazzi, Marco Borroni.
Plot: da un racconto di Boris Vian.
Director of photography: Giorgio Bonecchi Borgazzi.
Editor: Cristina Donghi.
Music: Boris Vian, Penguin Café Orchestra.
Cast: Cris Cairo, Titti Simonetta, Giovanni Mirolli, Livio Grandis, Alex Merindiani.
Production company: Giorgio Bonecchi Borgazzi Killer Elite Film, via Cavour 9, 21013 Gallarate (Va), tel. +390331785771, fax +39-0331 558556.
Plot: da un racconto di Boris Vian.
Director of photography: Giorgio Bonecchi Borgazzi.
Editor: Cristina Donghi.
Music: Boris Vian, Penguin Café Orchestra.
Cast: Cris Cairo, Titti Simonetta, Giovanni Mirolli, Livio Grandis, Alex Merindiani.
Production company: Giorgio Bonecchi Borgazzi Killer Elite Film, via Cavour 9, 21013 Gallarate (Va), tel. +390331785771, fax +39-0331 558556.
