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The film traces the history of Intolleranza 1960, a music-theatrical work with which Luigi Nono respond to the great political issues of his time : immigration and xenophobia, torture, industrial disasters and natural catastrophes. Nono wants to “bear witness” to his time – for him, music and political awareness are inseparable. In the center of the action is the character of the immigrant, represented in the film by the African dancer Koffi Kôkô, in scenes that oscillate between art and documentary. In Venice in 1961 Intolleranza’s world première caused a scandal – people who witnessed it at the time recall what happened and discuss Nono’s æsthetic and political views. Among them : Nuria Schoenberg Nono, the painter and set designer Emilio Vedova, the philosopher Massimo Cacciari and Nono’s pupil, the composer Helmut Lachenmann. Nono’s humanism remains compelling : The origin of my works is always to search within ‘human provocation’ : an event, an experience, a test of our life provokes my instinct and my conscience to give testimony as a human being and a musician.

Germany - 2004 - 59 mn - Betacam Digital • 16/9 - Colour and B&W

Director Bettina Ehrhardt Camera Hans Albrecht Lusznat, Volker Tittel, Thomas Bresinsky Sound Sebastian Riederer von Paar, Gregor Kuschel Editing Nigel Timperley Narrator Ulrich Mühe

Production bce film & more, Occamstr. 6, D-80802 München, Allemagne Tél : +49 89 392 434 E-mail : bce@bcefilms.com Co-Production WestDeutscher Rundfunk, MusikTriennale Cologne

Sales bce film & more, Bettina Ehrhardt, Occamstr. 6, D-80802 München, Allemagne Tél : +49 89 392 434 E-mail : bettina@bcefilm.de