Splinters of Utopia

tv show

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12 total episodes

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1 seasons

The Italian underground cinema (this stranger)

First Aired January 01, 2004

Overview

Series of documentaries on italian underground cinema through the portrayal of some of the most representative authors - Alfredo Leonardi, Tonino De Bernardi, Romano Scavolini, Piero Bargellini, Gianfranco Baruchello, Alberto Grifi, Paolo Brunatto, Franco Brocani (and Mario Schifano), Paolo Gioli, Anna Lajolo and Guido Lombardi, Annabella Miscuglio, Massimo Bacigalupo - the cinema of the present confronts this movement so vital and courageous, which still remains an example for the new generations.

Portrait of Romano Scavolini poster unavailable

Portrait of Romano Scavolini

Season 1 - Episode 6 - 1h 46m

Air Date

February 05, 2004

Overview

Scavolini together with Paolo Brunatto and his friend Valentino Zeichen, traces the vicissitudes of his early steps in experimental cinema, the basis of which was the development of an attempt to describe in real time the gestures and events of reality. The documentary presents never-before-seen images and evocative backstage moments from Scavolini's latest film, “The Apocalypse of the Apes” (2004), a very recent production that was completely self-managed and an example of a new poor cinema.