Splinters of Utopia — Season 1, Episode 1: Portrait of Alberto Grifi
Documentary • 48 min • 1 season, 12 episodes
Episode synopsis
Alberto Grifi, the protagonist around whom the whole Italian underground movement revolved, confesses himself in front of Paolo Brunatto's cameras. Grifi tells poet Valentino Zeichen the reasons behind “The Uncertain Verification” (recently restored for the Venice Film Festival), the most famous film of the Italian underground.
About Splinters of Utopia
Series of documentaries on italian underground cinema through the portrayal of some of the most representative authors - Alfredo Leonardi, Tonino De Bernardi, Romano Scavolini, Piero Bargellini, Gianfranco Baruchello, Alberto Grifi, Paolo Brunatto, Franco Brocani (and Mario Schifano), Paolo Gioli, Anna Lajolo and Guido Lombardi, Annabella Miscuglio, Massimo Bacigalupo - the cinema of the present confronts this movement so vital and courageous, which still remains an example for the new generations.
More episodes from Season 1
- E2Portrait of Tonino De Bernardi
- E3Portrait of Annabella Miscuglio
- E4Portrait of Paolo Brunatto
- E5Portrait of Piero Bargellini
- E6Portrait of Romano Scavolini
- E7Portrait of Alfredo Leonardi
- E8Portrait of Anna Lajolo and Guido Lombardi
- E9Portrait of Gianfranco Baruchello
- E10Portrait of Paolo Gioli
- E11Portrait of Franco Brocani (and Mario Schifano)
- E12Portrait of Massimo Bacigalupo