THE WRITER IN THE TREES
synopsis
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, this documentary on Italo Calvino highlights one of his most celebrated accomplishments, The Baron in the Trees, using the novel to provide a unique perspective on the relationship between the author’s work and his own times. Thanks to recently discovered archives, the film offers a fresh look at the most important Italian writer of the twentieth century.
international title: | The Writer in the Trees |
original title: | Italo Calvino, lo scrittore sugli alberi |
country: | Italy, France |
year: | 2023 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Duccio Chiarini |
film run: | 76' |
screenplay: | Duccio Chiarini, Sofia Assirelli, Claudia Lachina |
cinematography by: | Debora Vrizzi |
film editing: | Maria Fantastica Valmori |
music: | Umberto Smerilli, Angelo Maria Farro |
producer: | Riccardo Brun, Paolo Rossetti, Francesco Siciliano |
co-producer: | Serge Lalou, Sophie Cabon, Suzanne Biermann |
production: | Panamafilm, Les Films d'Ici, Luce Cinecittà, Rai Documentari, Home Movies - Archivio Nazionale del Film di Famiglia |