For Lucio

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For Lucio

2021

1h 19m

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Biography

Music

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A visual and sonorous journey into the poetic and irreverent imagery of the Italian singer, Lucio Dalla. This documentary presents an untold narration of Dalla's world, through the words of his faithful manager Tobia and his childhood friend Stefano Bonaga. The film mixes biography and history, reality and imagination, as portrayed by the found footage, both public and private, official and amateur. Here, lyrics and music illustrate an underground and nuanced Italy, a free narration of the country's history through tragic events and economic boom. This is the Italy of the underdogs and the marginalized: Dalla's Italy.

A.O. Scott

New York Times

Offers a portrait of Dalla that is both informative and enigmatic.

Feb 16, 2022

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Perhaps it's more for insiders and specialists, but this film is a taste of Italian life.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 5, 2021

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

More of a sociological essay than musical or journalistic, For Lucio is a captivating and fascinating documentary. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 27, 2022

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Christian Gallichio

The Playlist

A rambling eulogy that is just as often confusing as it is profound, Marcellos wisp of a film may be missing key context for those not already versed in the life and music of the politically-oriented Italian singer-songwriter.

Rated: B-

Apr 16, 2022

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M.G. Mailloux

In Review Online

While it is a curious choice in project for Marcello right after a brush with significant public visibility, it's one that ... indicates a singular, confident vision.

Jun 6, 2021

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Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

Italian filmmaker Pietro Marcello returns to the documentary form with this tribute to popular Bolognese singer Lucio Dalla

May 7, 2021

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A visual and sonorous journey into the poetic and irreverent imagery of the Italian singer, Lucio Dalla. This documentary presents an untold narration of Dalla's world, through the words of his faithful manager Tobia and his childhood friend Stefano Bonaga. The film mixes biography and history, reality and imagination, as portrayed by the found footage, both public and private, official and amateur. Here, lyrics and music illustrate an underground and nuanced Italy, a free narration of the country's history through tragic events and economic boom. This is the Italy of the underdogs and the marginalized: Dalla's Italy.

Director: Pietro Marcello
Producer: Beppe Caschetto, Anastasia Michelagnoli
Screenwriter: Pietro Marcello, Marcello Anselmo
Production Co: IBC Movie, Avventurosa, RAI Cinema
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 15, 2022
Runtime: 1h 19m