Verdi's Backyard

"In the footsteps of Giuseppe Verdi"

20120 IT

Documentary

Synopsis

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Discover Verdi’s magnificent ‘hometown’, the Parma region. From the small village of Le Roncole, near Parma, where Verdi was born, to the estate situated close to Parma, where Verdi always returned and chose to spend most of his life, despite the great triumphs he achieved in Milan, Venice, Naples and other major cities. We discover how Verdi ‘still lives on’ in the region and has even shaped the local landscape, from the daily life of a simple farmer to that of one of the world’s greatest opera stars, Leo Nucci, who is a regular guest at the Verdi Festival in Parma. From the 27-opera box set ‘Tutto Verdi’.

“In the footsteps of Giuseppe Verdi”

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Cast

Stefano Celli
Self
Stefano Massini
Self
Mario Ruzzi
Self
Giorgio Vighi
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Nilo Bertolotti
Self
Lorena Fagandini
Self
Sonia Nicastro
Self
Nicolas Calmi
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sergej Grguric
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sergej Grguric, shot by Giovanni Giommi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maya Maffioli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Stefano Celli and Stefano Massini and Mario Ruzzi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the footsteps of Giuseppe Verdi".

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The take

Sergej Grguric directs. Giovanni Giommi behind the camera. Maya Maffioli cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Sergej Grguric, shot by Giovanni Giommi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Maya Maffioli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Stefano Celli and Stefano Massini and Mario Ruzzi carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "In the footsteps of Giuseppe Verdi".

The technical file

Cinematography: Giovanni Giommi
Editing: Maya Maffioli
Status: Released
Original language: IT

Part of

Tutto Verdi (2018)

In 2013, to mark the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the Teatro Regio di Parma and Unitel Classica joined forces to bring a truly unique project to fruition. The composer’s 26 operas, as well as the [i]Requiem Mass[/i], which is closely linked to these operas, are all included. Most of them will be performed and recorded in audio-video in Parma and the surrounding area. A unique box set of 27 Blu-rays. For the very first time, and to mark this anniversary, the complete works of Verdi’s operas in high definition and surround sound, released on Blu-ray by C Major Entertainment.