Tuesday 4 June at the Le Giornate della luce festival in Spilimbergo, great anticipation for the screening of a classic of Italian cinema: The Great Watermelon by Francesca Archibugi, at 9.00 pm at the Cinema Miotto. Inspired by the experience of Marco Lombardo Radice, an innovative neuropsychiatrist, Archibugi’s third film, loved by the public and critics, the film won an award at the Nastri d’Argento and 3 David di Donatello. The film is introduced by director Francesca Archibugi, who this year is the protagonist of the focus At child height: there are very few directors who, like you, have been able to enhance the presence of young performers, often making their debut on the big screen. Little Alessia Fugardi in the film plays Pippi, a victim of epileptic attacks helped by a doctor to whom she opens up in a crescendo of trust. The film was presented in the Un Certain Regard section of the 46th Cannes Film Festival.
The day of the festival will open in the morning at 10.30 at the Cinema Miotto, with the documentary Keepers by Marco Rossitti. From the highlands of Carnia to the Magredi of Friuli, from the peaks of the Belluno Dolomites to Lessinia, from the Emilian Apennines to the Marano lagoon, Marco Rossitti establishes a connection with the custodians of the places, asking them to tell their story. At the end of the screening the director will converse with Marco Pelosi.
Also at the Cinema Miotto, it will be screened at 3.00 pm The Man Without Guilt by Ivan Gergolet. A film that investigates the tragic theme of asbestos deaths by entering and delving into the psychology of a victim and an attacker who will find their roles reversed. the director Ivan Gergolet will be the protagonist of a masterclass on cinematographic language with Debora Vrizzi, author of the film’s photography.
Following, at 6.00 pm, Luca Pallanch and Maurizio Tedesco will present the book Champagne and bills. New stories and legends of Italian producers from Cinecittà to Hollywood written by Luca Pallanch with Domenico Monetti.
In Champagne and bills Monetti and Pallanch, between compelling stories and often hilarious anecdotes, paint a collective portrait of an extraordinary group of dreamers and adventurers who attempted, with mixed results but with the same admirable courage, to transform the crisis of a film industry into a new one. opportunity.
In the evening at 9pm in Codroipo at the Cinema Benois De Cecco, there will be a screening of the doc Deep Silver by Steve Della Casa and Giancarlo Rolandi, in the presence of Steve Della Casa and Maurizio Tedesco who will converse with Luca Pacilio. Dario Argento, one of the most acclaimed Italian directors in the world, the object of a transversal cult that breaks down generational barriers, almost as if he were a rock star, is in reality a person who has always protected his private sphere. The documentary manages to retrace lesser-known but decidedly important aspects of the filmmaker’s life and career.
The Days of Light are organized by the Il Circolo di Spilimbergo Cultural Association and in 2023 they had the support of MiC, the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, the City of Spilimbergo, the Friuli Foundation, Banca 360 FVG. All the Days of Light prizes are created by Friul Mosaic.
