No Fear
Niente paura
Italy, 2010, 35 mm, 85'
directed by Piergiorgio Gay
screenplay Piergiorgio Gay, Piergiorgio Paterlini
cinematography Marco Sgorbati
music Luciano Ligabue
editing Carlotta Cristiani
featuring Luciano Ligabue, Giovanni Soldini, Carlo Verdone, Paolo Rossi, Stefano Rodotà, Margherita Hack, Fabio Volo, Beppino Englaro
producer Lionello Cerri, Valerio De Paolis
production Lumière & Co., T +39 02 439 121 00, E info@lumierefilm.it
world sales Intra Movies, T +39 06 807 61 57, E mail@intramovies.com
A film which is not just a film, but the uprising of a nation, a mass concert, a song of rebellion and hope that has raised Italy to its feet. But as much as it is about Italy, it talks about Slovenia, about our lives, which should be and could be better.
"No Fear is a documentary about non-racial and non-regional national identity in the period of “extinguished passions”, the period of radical political crisis in its broadest sense. Free of any ideological premise whatsoever or making any conclusions, through the personal stories of ordinary individuals, celebrities and Ligabue, the film depicts what we are, what we were, where we truly come from and what we are as a state today. The state, for example, where the collective element of festivity (as one of the basic components of identity) is only expressed at concerts and football matches. The state in which the protection of the flag or the national anthem triggers a political conflict.” (Piergiorgio Gay)
“What we are, what we were and songs by Luciano Ligabue.” The subtitle, in Italian, of course, gives the best description of this critical documentary that explains a lot about our western neighbours – the Italians. This might be attributed to the fact that it provides insight into their lives from a different perspective, namely that of the lyrics and concerts of the renowned singer Luciano Ligabue, as well as of his audience and various celebrities who are professionals in their respective fields.
The film tissue is made up of fragments from historical records of events important to Italy, comments by relevant protagonists of Italian society, fragments from Ligabue’s concerts charged with socially engaged statements and genuine patriotism, as well as from interviews with ordinary people. Their views of Italy and current issues, the reasons behind the state of society and other potentially disturbing subjects are delivered in a surprisingly easy and viewer-friendly manner. Indeed, rather than being just some sort of a journal or chronicle, the film – by way of the ingenious editor’s ‘weaving’ of music inserts and commentary – draws the viewer into a sensorial and reflexive experience of the Italian reality.
"No Fear is a documentary about non-racial and non-regional national identity in the period of “extinguished passions”, the period of radical political crisis in its broadest sense. Free of any ideological premise whatsoever or making any conclusions, through the personal stories of ordinary individuals, celebrities and Ligabue, the film depicts what we are, what we were, where we truly come from and what we are as a state today.
The state, for example, where the collective element of festivity (as one of the basic components of identity) is only expressed at concerts and football matches. The state in which the protection of the flag or the national anthem triggers a political conflict.” (Piergiorgio Gay)
Piergiorgio Gay
Born in 1959, Gay started his film career as an assistant director with Maurizio Zaccaro, Ermanno Olmi and Michele Placido. In 1982, he became one of the first members of the Ipotesi Cinema film school. With Three Stories (1998), he won the Nestle Award at the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema, he was nominated for the Golden Lion Award for The Power of Past (2002) at the Venice Film Festival, and was also nominated for the David at David di Donatello Awards.
Schedule:
- Wednesday, 8. 6., 21.00, Open Air Cinema MANZIOLI
- Thursday, 9. 6., 12.00, ART KINO ODEON
- Thursday, 9. 6., 19.00, KULTURNI DOM
- Sunday, 12. 6., 17.00, KINODVOR (Ljubljana)
