At the cinema on 10, 11 and 12 June with Wanted, this film directed by Michele Mellara and Alessandro Rossi which tells the story of the political leader who died 40 years ago with images from the AAMOD – Audiovisual Archive of the Workers’ and Democratic Movement and music by Massimo Zamboni.
June 11, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Enrico Berlinguera central figure in Italian political life in the Seventies and Eighties, leader of the Communist Party capable of arousing not only the admiration of “his” people, but the esteem and respect of the entire Italian population and of the politicians who were also his adversaries.
To remember Berlinguer, in cinemas the 10, 11 and 12 Junedistributed by Wanteda will arrive documentary which is titled Goodbye Berlinguer!.
Directed by Michele Mellara and Alessandro Rossithe film was produced by AAMOD – Audiovisual Archive of the Workers’ and Democratic Movement – Pordenone Docs Fest and Cinemazero, and is based on materials from the Audiovisual Archive of the Workers’ and Democratic Movement (AAMOD) and on those of the collective film The farewell to Enrico Berlinguerwhich was made during the funeral of the PCI secretary by some of the most important Italian directors: Bernardo and Giuseppe Bertolucci, Roberto Benigni, Carlo Lizzani, Giuliano Montaldo, Ettore Scola, Gillo Pontecorvo and others.
These images were then set to music by Massimo Zamboniguitarist of the punk rock band CCCP – Faithful to the line, so much so as to make the documentary a sort of real one concert film.
Here’s what the directors had to say:
“We tried to reduce the celebratory/liturgical sense of the original film linked to those times and to favor the warm and lively human relationship that Berlinguer managed to have with the popular masses. In our new assemblage we have inserted the living Berlinguer to intersperse the expanded times of the long ceremony. This is done through a careful selection of a series of films made available by the AAMOD – Audiovisual Archive of the Workers’ and Democratic Movement in which the affection and participation of the people towards their leader is shown, in a symbiotic relationship of encounter that cements the relationship over time.”
Below, the official trailer and synopsis of Arriverderci Berlinguer!:
In the context of the funeral of Enrico Berlinguer, one of the most eminent figures in Italian politics, numerous renowned Italian directors collaborated with Unitelefilm to create a moving documentary entitled The Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer. Through images taken largely from this important historical event and from precious materials from the Audiovisual Archive of the Labor and Democratic Movement, the film offers an intimate and profound look at the farewell to this iconic figure. The narrative, partly silent, is masterfully accompanied by the evocative soundtrack of Massimo Zamboni (guitarist of CCCP – Fedeli alla Linea), creating an engaging and touching cine-concert.
