Cannes Classics
Documentaries about Cinema
ALIDA
ALIDA VALLI: IN HER OWN WORDS
Mimmo VERDESCA
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2020
105
minutes
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Italian director Mimmo Verdesca tells the story of the legendary movie star Alida Valli through the unpublished words of her letters and diaries that come back to life through Giovanna Mezzogiorno's voice, enriching it with other exclusive materials: photographs, family film in 8mm, new interviews with her sons, relatives, friends and collaborators, including Dario Argento, Roberto Benigni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Charlotte Rampling, Vanessa Redgrave, Margarethe von Trotta among the others, and much more archive material. The documentary film “Alida” aka "Alida Valli: In Her Own Words" shows a complete and never before seen portrait of the life of a beautiful young girl from Pula who quickly became one of the most famous and beloved actresses of Italian and international cinema.
CASTING
Giovanna MEZZOGIORNO
Alida Valli's voice
Giovanna MEZZOGIORNO
Alida Valli's voice
Bernardo BERTOLUCCI
Self
Vanessa REDGRAVE
Self
Roberto BENIGNI
Self
Charlotte RAMPLING
Self
Piero TOSI
Self
Margarethe VON TROTTA
Self
Thierry FREMAUX
Self
Dario ARGENTO
Self
Felice LAUDADIO
Self
Marco Tullio GIORDANA
Self
CREDITS
Mimmo VERDESCA
Realisation
Mimmo VERDESCA, Pierpaolo DE MEJO
Screenplay
Federico ANNICCHIARICO
Cinematography
Andrea LUCARELLI
Music
Mimmo VERDESCA
Editing
Federico TUMMOLO
Sound
PRODUCTION
VENICEFILM
Via perosi 32b 35132 PADUA
ITALY
393 356 038 710
DISTRIBUTION
ISTITUTO LUCE – CINECITTÀ SRL
393 207 470 490
SALES
ISTITUTO LUCE – CINECITTÀ SRL
393 207 470 490