Country: Italy
Year: 2024
Duration: 125'
In 1990, the legendary folk singer Rosa Balistreri, also known as “the voice of Sicily” and “the singer from the south,” is at the height of her career but maybe also at the end of her life. As she tries everything she can to reconnect with her daughter, Rosa’s memories of the past torment her and take her back to the most important moments of her life and work. She dedicated herself to defending the weak, the working class, and abused women, and fought against every misuse of power. At the same time, she was close to the world of Italian music, theatre, and art, thanks to her encounters with Dario Fo, Andrea Camilleri, Franca Rame, and Renato Guttuso. The story of Rosa’s destiny reveals the soul of an extraordinary artist and the spirit of a rebel.
Biography
film director
Paolo Licata
(Palermo, 1981), the son of musicians and with a degree in law, worked as director’s assistant for many operas and after graduating attended the film university at Cinecittà. He made various short films that were presented at film festivals, wrote several screenplays, directed commercials, and was an assistant of Krzysztof Zanussi and Pasquale Scimeca. In 2011, he directed the medium-length The Novel, presented at Cannes, and in 2020 he made his first feature film, Picciridda, nominated at the Italian Golden Globe Awards and at the Nastri d’argento. L’amore che ho is his most recent movie.
FILMOGRAFIA
Answer (cm, 1999), Falsa realtà (cm, 2004), Il debutto (cm, 2007), The Novel (cm, 2011), Picciridda (2020), L’amore che ho (2024).
Declaration
film director
“L’amore che ho, which takes its name from the title of one of Rosa’s songs (originally L’amuri ca v’haiu, literally ‘the love I have for you’) tells the story of the Sicilian singer’s life. The story takes on an important quality, not only thanks to the cultural significance of the protagonist but because it recounts a period in history, between the 1960s and the ‘80s, that was crucial for Italy and the entire world. A moment of change, ferment, and social and cultural unrest. Figures revolve around Rosa who represent true symbols of that philosophy and those battles, such as Dario Fo, Renato Guttuso, and Andrea Camilleri. Rosa was an incredibly multifaceted, tormented person, always swinging between great love and extreme violence. Able to bear contrasting feelings, ready to kill - but also to die -for love.”
Cast
& Credits
DIRECTOR, SCREENPLAY: Paolo Licata. STORY: L’amuri ca v’haiu di Luca Torregrossa. CINEMATOGRAPHY: Lorenzo Adorisio. MUSIC: Carmen Consoli (Rosa Balistreri). CAST: Lucia Sardo, Donatella Finocchiaro, Tania Bambaci, Anita Pomario, Vincenzo Ferrera, Carmen Consoli. PRODUCTION: Dea Film, Moonlight Pictures.
CONTACT: Dea Film info@deafilm.it
