Maurizio de Giovanni and Marco Zurzolo will be special guests at Agorà, the summer festival of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, for the national debut of “Pugni nel cuore”. The show will take place tomorrow, Thursday 4 July 2024, at 21:15 pm, with a presentation curated by the host Emma Di Nicuolo.
A Unique Event in the Arena
Beloved writer and screenwriter Maurizio de Giovanni brings to the stage, for the first time in an arena, the full version of his reading “Pugni nel cuore”, accompanied by Marco Zurzolo’s musicians. The show, which had a brief preview on board the MSC Grandiosa ship for the presentation of the Festival del Giallo, addresses the delicate issue of gender violence from the point of view of the perpetrator, exploring the dark nuances of love such as jealousy, obsession and hate.
Gender Violence in de Giovanni's Stories
In “Pugni nel cuore”, Maurizio de Giovanni moves between crimes of passion and stories of loneliness immersed in anger, sick loves and news stories observed from the unusual point of view of criminals. «Hate is a perversion of love», explains de Giovanni. «Writing about crimes of passion inevitably means telling about love. Faced with the black hole of gender violence, lawyers defend, magistrates judge, the police investigate. Writers, on the other hand, look for the whys. The only way I have to answer this why is to tell stories, in which I show how terrible it is that a woman's fears become relevant only when she disappears».
The Agora Program
The Arena's cinema program continues with the screening of the new restored 4K version of "Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina" by Marco Bellocchio, welcomed at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival with long applause. Saturday, July 6 will be the turn of the film "Six Brothers" directed by Simone Godano, while Sunday, July 7 will be screened "Oppenheimer" by Christopher Nolan.
Organization and News of the 2024 Edition
The third edition of Agorà – San Sebastiano al Vesuvio is organized by Sirioevents in collaboration with Red Carpet and Napoli Jazz Club, with the support of the Municipality of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, the Metropolitan City of Naples, the Campania Region and the Film Commission. In the large summer arena at the urban park in via Fellapane, with over 500 numbered seats, events will be held until September 8, 2024.
Tickets and season tickets
The cost of a ticket to watch a movie is only 3,50 euros. For theater shows, you can buy a season ticket that includes all the shows for 90 euros. Movie tickets can be purchased on the 18Mounth platform or at the box office, while tickets for shows and concerts can be purchased on TicketOne or at the box office.
