120 mins |
Rated
M
Cinema Italiano: Italian Film Festival
28th June - 5th July
Starting this June, The Vic is proud to be hosting special screenings for the Seventh Edition of the Italian Film Festival NZ. With a curated programme that combines the best in contemporary Italian cinema with masterpieces from Italy’s rich cinematic tradition.
Wed 29 June 8.30pm
The son of an emigrant Italian mother, Toni (Elio Germano, Bad Tales IFF20) is deported from Switzerland after his mother’s death. Sent to Italy against his will, he lives for years in abject poverty on the banks of the river Po, with no fixed abode and little work, but remaining true to his great passion for drawing.
Meeting the sculptor Renato Marino Mazzacurati sets him on the path to liberation as he convinces him to take up painting. Marginalised and often mocked, Ligabue becomes an imaginative artist who paints a fantasy world of tigers, gorillas and jaguars.
Delving into the artist’s dark side and horrific visions, but also his need to be understood and acknowledged, director Giorgio Diritti delivers a passionate biopic about Antonio Ligabue, a revolutionary loner in modern art.
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Cinema Italiano: Italian Film Festival
28th June - 5th July
Starting this June, The Vic is proud to be hosting special screenings for the Seventh Edition of the Italian Film Festival NZ. With a curated programme that combines the best in contemporary Italian cinema with masterpieces from Italy’s rich cinematic tradition.
Wed 29 June 8.30pm
The son of an emigrant Italian mother, Toni (Elio Germano, Bad Tales IFF20) is deported from Switzerland after his mother’s death. Sent to Italy against his will, he lives for years in abject poverty on the banks of the river Po, with no fixed abode and little work, but remaining true to his great passion for drawing.
Meeting the sculptor Renato Marino Mazzacurati sets him on the path to liberation as he convinces him to take up painting. Marginalised and often mocked, Ligabue becomes an imaginative artist who paints a fantasy world of tigers, gorillas and jaguars.
Delving into the artist’s dark side and horrific visions, but also his need to be understood and acknowledged, director Giorgio Diritti delivers a passionate biopic about Antonio Ligabue, a revolutionary loner in modern art.