It will be presented on Friday 17 February with Ruggero Cappuccio. Appointment at 20:30 in the hall of via Mezzocannone.
The film that tells the story of an exceptional protagonist of the auteur music scene is coming to Naples. “Franco Battiato – La voce del padrone” by Marco Spagnoli will be screened as part of the “Astradoc – Viaggio nel cinema del reale” festival at the Cinema Academy Astra in via Mezzocannone. Ruggero Cappuccio, Director of the Campania Teatro Festival, will be speaking at the presentation of the biopic, scheduled for Friday 17 February 2023 at 20:30 pm.
The documentary (Italy, 2022, 90′) is a physical but also ideal journey from North to South of Italy to tell the story of Franco Battiato and his influence on the culture of our country through exceptional witnesses who restore the history and personality of Battiato, a genius of Italian music. A story that, between art and memory, pays homage to the history of the musician and his historic album 'La Voce del Padrone' and celebrates the moral and aesthetic legacy of a unique singer-songwriter as well as an intellectual of great caliber. The film – produced by RS Productions and ITsART – features the participation of numerous personalities. They are singers, artists, critics, record producers, composers, journalists and many other exponents of the world of music, entertainment and culture who have known or worked with Battiato: among the many Carmen Consoli, Caterina Caselli, Corrado Fortuna, Paolo Buonvino, Mara Maionchi, Vincenzo Mollica, Nanni Moretti, Morgan, Oliviero Toscani, Corrado Fortuna.
The documentary “Franco Battiato – La voce del padrone” is directed by Marco Spagnoli, also a screenwriter, journalist and critic. Nominated three times for the David di Donatello, he won a special Nastro d'Argento. He is Head of Doc & Factual at Mia Market in Rome and has created docufiction for RAI and several of his documentaries have been distributed by the American Majors. He created the first podcast dedicated to cinema for Audible/Amazon entitled “Interno Giorno” and “Volare!”, the first podcast dedicated to the Italian exploration of Space for Rai Radio 3. For the same broadcaster he also created the podcast “Sophia Loren – Voce di una Diva” inspired by the work for his documentary broadcast on Rai Uno “Sophia”. Consultant for international festivals and events, such as the Bifest in Bari, and Director of the Gala Cinema e Fiction, Spagnoli teaches Documentary at the Master in Writing at the Luiss Business School. He is a voting member of the David di Donatello Academy, the European Film Academy and the Golden Globes.
"Franco Battiato was and will remain a unique artist from many points of view that Stefano Senardi's presence helps to frame under different aspects: human, artistic, friendly, intimate. A physical and spiritual journey is what Senardi takes and accompanying him we find amazing personalities of Italian and international entertainment who, for the first time, elaborate in front of the camera a reflection on why and how they were also protagonists of Battiato's work and life". From the notes of director Marco Spagnoli.
The first part of the XIII edition of “Astradoc – Viaggio nel Cinema del Reale” will continue until March 17. The second part, whose program will be released in the coming weeks, will take place from March 24 to May 12, 2023. Among the next events on February 24, we remain in the field of musical biopics with the latest extraordinary documentary on the great David Bowie entitled “Moonage Daydream” by Brett Morgen, greeted by long applause at last year's Cannes Film Festival. On March 3, instead, an evening dedicated to the life of Franco Grillini, historic leader of ArciGay and the LGBTI community, who will be in the room to present the documentary “Let's Kiss” by Filippo Vendemmiati and the President of Arcigay Campania Antonello Sannino. On March 10th there will be, again, the delicate and touching tribute by Charlotte Gainsbourg to her mother Jane Birkin with “Jane by Charlotte” and on March 17th the first part will close with the interesting latest film by Giovanni Piperno “Cipria” presented at the recent Turin Film Festival and focused on the stories of some women during the Second World War.
“Astradoc – Viaggio nel cinema del reale” is the festival dedicated to documentary cinema curated by Arci Movie Napoli with Parallelo 41 Produzioni, University of Naples Federico II and COINOR with the patronage of the Municipality of Naples. Ticket 4 euros, reduced Arci members 3.5 euros. For info Arci Movie: 0815967493, info@arcimovie.it, www.arcimovie.it, WhatsApp 3346895990.
