THIS EVENT IS PART OF FARE CINEMA,
A WORLDWIDE YEARLY INITIATIVE
PROMOTING THE ITALIAN FILM INDUSTRY
ITALO SVEVO. SECRET WRITING IN TRIESTE
TUE, JUN 10 | 6:30 PM (doors open at 6 PM and close at 6:45 PM)
With the participation of director Alessandro Melazzini
Free admission | Registration required
Italo Svevo was a writer who, during his lifetime, was almost entirely ignored by both literary circles and the public. Only with his third novel, The Confessions of Zeno, which portrays a neurotic liar undergoing psychoanalysis, did he achieve success.
The modernity of the work captivated his friend James Joyce, who opened the doors of the Parisian literary scene of the 1920s to him. Psychoanalysis, the banality of everyday life, irony, as well as the use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, were concepts that readers of his time were not yet ready for.
Italo Svevo anticipated many themes of modernity. It is no surprise that his contemporaries did not understand him. This documentary paints a portrait of the complex personality of the author and his characters, set against the captivating backdrop of his hometown, Trieste.
Director Alessandro Melazzini will present his documentary and close the screening with a Q&A session.
ALESSANDRO MELAZZINI
A native of Sondrio, Italy, documentary filmmaker Alessandro Melazzini lives in Munich and he is a naturalized German citizen. He graduated in political economy from Bocconi University in Milan and in philosophy from Heidelberg. After working as a freelance writer, journalist, and translator, he self-produced his first documentary film and, in 2010, founded his own production company: Alpenway Media GmbH. As a director and/or producer of documentaries, he collaborates with RAI, ARD, ZDF, and ARTE. His films are known for their extreme eclecticism, ranging from Ilona Staller (Cicciolina. Godmother of Scandal), to the world of Italo Disco (Italo Disco. The Sparkling Sound of the 80s), to the depiction of Cistercian art and spirituality (The Legacy of the Cistercians in Italy). The documentaries produced by Alpenway regularly participate in international festivals. He often travels across the Alps, one of the reasons why he named his company Alpenway, a symbol of his constant desire to cross borders.