He arrives in room
distributed from Light Cinecittà
A documentary by Andrea Bettinetti
written with Alexander of the Fuente and Elena Stancanelli
produced by Richard Biadene certification Carole Solive
with the collaboration of Alexander of the Fuente
IN THEATERS AS A SPECIAL EVENT AFTER THE PREVIEW AT THE ROME FILM FESTIVAL
Venice, November 4, 2021. The first in the hall of MARINA CICOGNA. Life and Everything Else will be in Venice November 5th to the Rossini Cinema. After the preview at Rome Film Festival, where he was welcomed with great affection, arrives in the room distributed by Cinecittà Light, as a special event, the documentary dedicated to the great producer, shot by Andrea Bettinetti, written with Alejandro de la Fuente and Elena Stancanelli, produced by Venetian Richard Biadene with Carole Solive with the collaboration of Alejandro de la Fuente.
Marina Cicogna it was the first producer to assert itself in a male world. Protagonist of the great season of Italian auteur cinema between the end of the Sixties and the Seventies, in those years at the centre of the jet set of the cinema of Paris, Rome and New York, won an Oscar with Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion by Elio Petri (also Grand Prix Spécial du Jury at Cannes), a Palme d'Or with Working class goes to heaven, again by Elio Petri, and a Golden Lion with Belle de jour by Luis Buñshe is in Venice. An aristocratic, courageous, and transgressive free woman who has always done what she believed in.
Avant-garde producer, author of acclaimed photography books, Grandchild Of Joseph Volpi, inventor of the Venice Film Festival, has produced directors such as Elio Petri, Lina Wertmuller, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Vittorio De Sica, Sergio Leone, Francesco Rosi, Liliana Cavani, Jean-Pierre Melville and worked with actors such as Mariangela Melato, Giancarlo Giannini, Florinda Bolkan, Gian Maria Volonté, Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Alain Delon and many others.
The documentary, set mostly in Venice, tells Marina Cicogna Mozzoni Foxes of Misurata An undisputed icon of style and creativity, on an intimate journey through Rome, Milan, New York and the lagoon city, enriched by precious interviews with his dearest friends: Ornella Vanoni, Liliana Cavani, Jeremy Irons, Alessandro Michele, creative director of Gucci, Franco Nero, Frédéric Mitterand, Diane Von Furstenberg, Gineva Elkann, Roberto Cicutto, president of the Venice Biennale, Enrico Lucherini, Vittorio Dalle Ore, Giancarlo Giammetti, Benedetta Cicogna.
«Making a documentary about Marina Cicogna – declares the director Bettinetti – It means shedding light on a leading figure of Italian cinema of the last fifty years, telling the story of the fate of an intelligent woman, behind whose determination also hides great private pain, together with one of the most important chapters in the history of our cinema.».
At the Venice premiere, the November 5th, will have two projections to the Rossini cinema: at 19 will be presented by Jacopo Chessa, the director of the Veneto Film Commission Foundation, together with the director Andrea Bettinetti, the producer Riccardo Biadene, and Chiara Mendolia of the Cinema Office of the municipality of Venice. 21 the second show. After Venice it will be in cinemas in Italy in various cities: Treviso, Turin, Milan, Palermo, the Lido of Venice, Rome, Padua, Florence, Bologna, Modena, Bari, Barletta, Lecce. Here are the dates
«Kama Productions – declares the Venetian producer Riccardo Biadene – "We are delighted to have been able to once again tell, with a solid Italian-French co-production, a story that is also Venetian and Venetian: the extraordinary life of a strong and courageous woman, without pretense, a protagonist of Italian and international film culture. We decided to return to filming and producing in the Veneto region, following the works "Alain Danielou," which I also directed in Venice, "Aquagranda in Crescendo" by Giovanni Pellegrini, also in Venice, and the short "Il carcerero" by Federico Olivetti, set in Padua, all of which have been well received by distributors and festivals nationally and internationally.".
«Marina Cicogna was a sui generis producer who, with extraordinary talent, intercepted some of the great authors in the history of cinema, contributing to the success of their works – he declares Jacopo Chessa, director of the Veneto Film Commission – This film, however, goes far beyond Marina Cicogna's work in cinema: it paints the portrait of a complex, determined character, full of vital energy and ideas. A portrait that also extends to an entire (golden) era of Italian culture and customs, in which Cicogna was a key figure. Finally, Venice and the Veneto are among the key figures in Marina Cicogna's life and in this film, which is poised to be one of the most important Italian documentaries of the season.».
The documentary was made with the contribution provided by the Veneto Region within the framework of 'Action 3.3.2 of the POR FESR 2014-2020 in support of film production”.
«"AND It is always a source of satisfaction for the Veneto Region to see recognition given to productions supported by the regional administration – he declares Cristiano Corazzari, Councillor for Culture of the Veneto Region – And it's a source of further pride if these productions are tied to a Venetian and Veneto history. With the POR-FESR funds, we have provided concrete solutions to the film sector, and today we see the results. Through these actions, we have identified more structural ways to support film production, creating coordinated strategic promotion actions for the "Veneto film system."”».
Marina Cicogna: Life and Everything Else It is produced by Venetian Kama Productions, in association with Cinecittà Light, in co-production with The Sleeping Woman (Golden Lion in Venice with Sacred Gra by Gianfranco Rosi), with the collaboration with Atacama Film, and the participation of CINE'+. Sees the support of the Veneto Region, granted under "Action 3.3.2 of the POR FESR 2014-2020 in favour of cinematographic production", of the Piedmont Region within the framework of the Torino Piemonte Film Fund, and of the MIC DGCA Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual, with the support of the Veneto Film Commission Foundation, and of the Turin Piedmont Film Commission.
Direction Andrea Bettinetti | written by Alejandro de la Fuente and Elena Stancanelli | subject Andrea Bettinetti, Alejandro de la Fuente | assembly Letizia Caudullo | director of photography Maura Morales Bergmann | music originals Fabio Barovero | live sound Mattia Biadene | assistant director Elia Romanelli | organization Diletta Simotti | production coordination Chimera Poppi | archive/rights research Romilda Boffano, Francesca Lacroce | scene photographer Giorgio Schirato | sound editing Francesco Liotard | mixing Marcos Molina | color correction and finalization Vincenzo Marinese
