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Ettore Scola and PIF |
"Ridendo e scherzando" (Laughing and Joking), the
documentary written and directed by Paola and Silvia Scola about their father,
Ettore, who passed away on 19 January, will hit screens on the first two days of February
through a momentous release, courtesy of 01 Distribution.
Presented at the Rome Film Fest last October, the film is a story told at close quarters, a long “Amarcord” examining all of Ettore Scola’s films, the very best of Italian cinema. It was made using a huge amount of archive material, family videos and unseen backstage footage from the sets of his movies.
The long, fascinating story is told by none other than
Scola himself, using the key element from all of his works: that of discussing
serious topics in a light-hearted, jokey way. Only the interviews that the
director gave over the years were used, and the film never resorts to the
testimonials of others. The only exception to this rule is Pif (not your usual
interviewer), who follows the trail, piecing together the tiles of an immense
mosaic. Fifty years of film are recounted with wit and levity, as we discover
the artistic, private and sometimes secret lives of one of the masters of
Italian cinema.
- By Camillo De Marco for Cineuropa.org
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