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Late in 2000, with the approach of the centennial of the death of Verdi, the idea emerged to produce a film about the composer of “La Traviata” and his relationship with the city of Piacenza, where he was from. Director Marco Bellocchio tried to track down old melodies through the inhabitants of Piacenza, convinced he would thus uncover the roots of Verdi’s music and his melodramas. But, most of all, he sought out the place where the singers and chorus members used to meet and practice. This place is today called “La Cooperativa Infrangible,” where the chorus meets every Tuesday morning to sing. Then he was introduced to a 15-year-old girl, who was blessed with a stunningly beautiful voice. She inspired Bellocchio so much that he inserted her into the film as the link with the tradition of Piacenza. Whether in the theater, the historic settings of Villanova d’Arda, the conservatory, or even the restaurant, Verdi’s “La Traviata” is still alive. Bellocchio’s vision of the opera illuminates the Verdi tradition but also those who sing it, as well as the music of Piacenza.

Italy - 2003 - 47 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Marco Bellocchio Script Marco Bellocchio Camera Pasquale Mari Sound Mauro Lazzaro Sets Sara Renzi Costumes Sara Renzi Editing Francesca Calvelli Music Guiseppe Verdi With Eleonora Alberici, Daniella Pilla, Paola Quagliata, Luigi Battistoni, Giovanni Gregnanin, Gianni Zucca

Production Film Albatros, Viale XXI Aprile, 63, 00160 Rome, Italie Tél : + 39 0644 2324 42 Fax : + 39 0644 2323 32 E-mail : filmalbatros@tbl.it Co-Production Teatro Municipale di Piacenza

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