Synopsis: The film on Enzo Avitabile, his music and Naples, emerges from the reciprocal esteem of two artists, and from the fact that Jonathan Demme for a long time has been aware of Avitabile’s music, a well known figure on the world music scene and who is identified by his passion for research and experimentation. This work, then, represents an incredible opportunity as the eye of one of the greatest directors in the world will tell the story not just about the music of a “singular” artist as is Avitabile, but also of a city, Naples, including all of its treasures and contradictions. [Synopsis courtesy of Venice Film Festival]
Over the centuries, Italy has contributed countless things to international culture. It was of course, the center of the Roman empire, the birthplace of the Renaissance and Da Vinci, and gave the world Vivaldi, Verdi, Dante, Calvino, Fellini and Antonioni. But at least in the 20th and 21st century, ...
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