Country: Italy
Year: 1999
Duration: 43'
12 films inspired by the works and personalities of 12 contemporary artists: Giuseppe Salvatori, Giovanni Albanese, Felice Levini, Alfredo Pirri, Vettor Pisani, Adrian Tranquilli, Andrea Fogli, H.H. Lim, Bizihan Bassiri, Marco Bagnoli, Giuseppe Gallo, and Luigi Ontani.
"12 Afternoons comes out of an encounter with 12 contemporary artists who introduced an exhibition entitled Oro la prima in the Sala Umberto movie theater in Rome. The exhibit was coordinated by Giovan Battista Salerno. I was asked to speak, to give a little presentation. I did not feel like saying anything. So, I made a film. That's all. I called it 12 Afternoons because I wanted it to be perceived exactly as what it was - the collection of 12 filmed visits with 12 contemporary artists shot in homes, in studios, or in other places. It is not a collection of documentaries. The 12 films are very, very short and have neither the intention nor the chance to be didactic" (Daniele Luchetti).
Biography
film director
Daniele Luchetti
Daniele Luchetti (Rome, 1960) attended the Gaumont film school from 1980 to 1983. Since 1983 he has worked as assistant director for several Italian directors, including Nanni Moretti. In 1988 he made his first feature film, Domani accadrà, which won him much notice. Il portaborse (1991) was his first commercial success. He worked with Domenico Starnone in conceiving and staging the play, Sotto banco, the inspiration for the film, La scuola (1995). His last film work, I piccoli maestri, was presented at the 55th Venice Film Festival.
FILMOGRAFIA
Cccfoxilwes (1982), Nei dintorni di mezzanotte (1983, episodio del film Juke box), Domani accadrà (1988), La settimana della sfinge (1990), Il portaborse (1991), Arriva la bufera (1993), L'unico paese al mondo (1994), La scuola (1995), I piccoli maestri (1998).
Cast
& Credits
Regia, soggetto: Daniele Luchetti.
Editor: Ramona Collalti.
Production company: Daniele Luchetti, via Dandolo 74, 00153 Roma, tel. e fax +39-06-5811487, e-mail danluc@flashnet.it.
Editor: Ramona Collalti.
Production company: Daniele Luchetti, via Dandolo 74, 00153 Roma, tel. e fax +39-06-5811487, e-mail danluc@flashnet.it.