Country: Italy
Year: 2008
Duration: 56'
In Milan, there is a historical monument that is special and one-of-akind: “I imaged the house like a large box-archives that contained, in special
it is called Casa Verdi and it is the old folks’ home for musicians
that was created and funded by Giuseppe Verdi in 1899, “which will
gather and maintain people involved in the Musical Arts, who are
Italian and in a state of poverty.” Today, almost sixty people live in its
frescoed rooms – musicians, opera singers, classical ballerinas, orchestra
directors – and can dedicated themselves to their passion without the
worries of daily life.
compartments, infinite experiences waiting to be revealed to the public.
The architecture of the place was like a resounding chamber for each
single experience, giving the right importance and the proper degree
of separation from the others. In this way, I think I was able to obtain
a sort of ‘film-catalog’ of the lives of the people in this place and I hope
I have left the feeling of a place that is a threshold, which has a hybrid
nature and that is inhabited by special people.”
Biography
film director
Anna Franceschini
Anna Franceschini (Vigevano, Pavia, Italy, 1979) graduated in communications and performance science in 2006. She received a research scholarship in Italian film history from the IULM University of Milan. As an artist, she has participated in various performances and is carrying on her activity as an independent videomaker. Her videos have competed in international competitions and festivals like the Rotterdam Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Torino Film Festival and Courtisane Film Festival in Ghent. She is one of the recipients of the Italian Council Grant in 2017.
FILMOGRAFIA
filmografia essenziale/essential filmography
Pattini d’argento (cm, doc., 2007), Polistirene (cm, 2007), Casa Verdi (doc., 2008), The Player May Not Change His Position (cm, 2009), Nothing Is More Mysterious. A Fact That Is Well Explained (cm, 2010), It’s About Light and Death (To Joseph Plateau) (cm, 2011), Splendid Is the Light in the City of Night (cm, 2013), You Know Why They Respect Me? Because They Think I’m Dead (cm, 2015), What Time Is Love? (cm, doc., 2018).
Cast
& Credits
regia/director Anna Franceschini
fotografia/cinematography Pierluigi Laffi
montaggio/film editing Maurizio Grillo
suono/sound Simone Olivero
interpreti/cast gli ospiti di/Guests of Casa Verdi
produttori/producers Gabriella Manfrè, Nicola Zappa
produzione/production Invisibile Film
coproduttore/coproducer Donata Schianini
fotografia/cinematography Pierluigi Laffi
montaggio/film editing Maurizio Grillo
suono/sound Simone Olivero
interpreti/cast gli ospiti di/Guests of Casa Verdi
produttori/producers Gabriella Manfrè, Nicola Zappa
produzione/production Invisibile Film
coproduttore/coproducer Donata Schianini
TFF
prizes
