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Terramatta
''Terramatta: The Italian Twentieth Century of Vincenzo Rabito Sicilian illiterate'' ( it, Terramatta: Il Novecento italiano di Vincenzo Rabito analfabeta siciliano) is a 2012 documentary directed by Costanza Quatriglio, based on the memoir ''Terra Matta'' by Vincenzo Rabito. Winner of several awards, including the Nastro d'Argento 2013, it was shown in all major Italian cities. Plot The film is centered around narration of excerpts from Vincenzo Rabito's memoir, ''Terra Matta''. Rabito begins with his background in Sicily. He was born in 1899, and at a young age, he was pulled out of school to earn a wage for his family after the death of his father. As a teenager, he was drafted to fight in World War I. In some excerpts, he relates some of the atrocities he committed during the war, including assisting a friend in sexually torturing a young Italian woman. Following the war, Rabito worked in German mines until the beginning of World War II. At the insistence of his mother, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costanza Quatriglio
Costanza Quatriglio (born 6 January 1973) is an Italian film director, documentarist and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Palermo, Quatriglio got a degree in law at the Palermo University and later enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, graduating in direction. After directing some shorts and documentaries, she made her feature film debut with ''The Island'', which premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section. Her 2012 documentary film ''Terramatta'' premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival and was awarded a Nastro d'Argento for best documentary film. Her 2013 short film ''Con il fiato sospeso'' won the Gillo Pontecorvo Award at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. Her documentary ''My Human Heart'' was screened as Special Event at the 2009 Locarno Film Festival. In 2015, she won a second Nastro d'Argento for best documentary film with ''Triangle''. Her 2024 documentary film ''The Secret Draw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiara Ottaviano
Chiara Ottaviano, (Ragusa, 1955) is an Italian historian, writer and film director. Biography After obtaining a degree in philosophy, at the Università di Catania, thanks to scholarships of ''Einaudi Foundation'' of Torino, has done research on social and cultural history in Italy, England and South Africa. She taught from 1994 at Università di Torino and then History and sociology of mass communication, from 1996 to 2012, at the Politecnico di Torino With Peppino Ortoleva founded the ''Cliomedia Officina'', a company that operates in the cultural industry in order to combine historical research at the old and new media and directing it since 1985. In addition to several audiovisual history, Cliomedia produced the film documentary Terramatta, a story on the writer illiterate Vincenzo Rabito, presented at the 69th Venice International Film Festival and winner of the Nastro d'Argento for 2013 Best documentary. Since 2000, she directed the ''Historical Archives'' of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Buonvino
Paolo Buonvino (born 29 March 1968) is an Italian composer, musician, conductor, and music arranger. Life and career Buonvino was born on 29 March 1968 in Scordia, a comune in Sicily, Italy. He earned his Piano Bachelor-Degree from the Conservatorio Francesco Cilea in Reggio Calabria and a Master-Degree in Music Disciplines from the University of Bologna. At the beginning of his career, the composer found a mentor in Franco "Il Maestro" Battiato, who encouraged him to write music for film and television. In the late 1990s, he began to compose film scores and in 1999 he won the Cam/Rota Prize. In 2008 he won a David di Donatello for best score and a Nastro d'Argento in the same category for the film ''Quiet Chaos''. In 2009 he won a second Nastro d'Argento for the score of the film ''Italians''. It is in 1997 when the big occasion comes along, with the composition of the score for the eighth season of the massive TV hit, La piovra 8 (The Octopus), exported to over 80 coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |