Luigi Di Gianni

Produced for the Tourism Department of the Province of Matera, with the executive collaboration of Istituto Luce-Italnoleggio.

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Violinists Coen and Buffa, cellist Lanzillotta, and harpsichordist Perrotti Bernardi filmed during their performance.

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A "symbolic" character traces the path of man in search of salvation in this world within his own ghosts and deformations.

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When he is granted a day off to celebrate his daughter's wedding, office worker Krehler begins to realize how alienated he is.

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Pilgrimage to the sanctuary of Montevergine, in Irpinia, between ancient and new customs.

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The Madonna del Pollino is one of the most archaic festivals in Basilicata. The faithful walk to the church after a strenuous journey. The manifestations of religious faith alternate with particular profane celebratory customs that take place outside and inside the temple.

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It is set in Naples and faces the so-called cult of the "holy face", examined in the light of the complex Neapolitan religious and religious framework and above all in reference to the cult of the deceased.

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Documentary on a case of heretical worship that occurred within popular Catholicism in Serra d'Arce, in the province of Salerno, where Giuseppina Gonnella, a sort of mystical sorceress-exorcist, freed people from evil and spells and was sometimes possessed by the spirit of her nephew, who died in a car accident in the 1950s.

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In a working-class neighborhood of Naples, a woman works as a sorceress and healer. Gianni spends a day with her, observing her work with poor clients, the sick, those suffering from love, and, of course, the superstitious.

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This documentary takes its cue from the death of Padre Pio and from the atmosphere of intense popular mourning, so as to examine the birth and development of one of this century's most exceptional myths

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Documentary about futurist painter Gerardo Dottori.

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Glauco Mauri was the first Italian performer of Acte sans paroles. A unique piece that renounces speech and deconstructs language, expressing itself through the suggestion of mime and grotesque gags reminiscent of early silent films.

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Between makeup, embassy receptions, and musical evenings, the lives of some fallen noblewomen.

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Impressions of backwardness in southern Italy. In particular, the film focuses on Calabria.

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An important Jewish holiday: the feast of the dedication of the temple, also known as the ‘feast of lights’, celebrated by the Jewish community in Rome.

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In the province of Salerno in Campania, a village is attracting more and more pilgrims, sometimes several hundred a day. Arriving by bus, car and even on foot, they pray to Saint Antony to protect them from demons and disasters. They do this through the intermediary of a certain Giuseppina who embodies the dead soul of young Alberto, the grandson of the former seminarian who died accidentally some ten years earlier.

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In a small town in Lazio every year a procession is held in honor of San Giovanni, to ask forgiveness for the sins committed, recalling an ancient legend.

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Set in upper Irpinia, the documentary examines the practice of exorcism in what was the poorest region of Italy.

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Through the character of a model, there is an almost science fiction-like reference to a certain fashion trend projected into the future that is quite inhuman.

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The documentary analyzes the role of “leader” in different social contexts—in politics, industry, and organized crime—and seeks to answer questions about the characteristics of a leader. In particular, it focuses on the new figure of leader that characterizes the era of technocracy: the corporate executive, the manager.

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A man lives holed up in an old house, inherited from his ancestors, seeking refuge from the threats of the outside world. Between waking and dreaming, he is the helpless witness to his own disintegration.

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In Raiano, Italy, the feast of S. Venanzio is celebrated every year. Beside the official celebrations, the most secret and oldest ceremony is the "Cult of Stones": the devotees enter the caves where the saint used to live according to tradition, and rub their bodies on the stones to heal from evil.

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Symbology of power of the expressions dominating the man of today. The technologic and scientific progress in an anti-human sense. Freedom humiliated and compromised.

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These are ceremonies and events linked to the traditional festival of the Madonna dell'Arco, which culminates on Easter Monday in the church of St. Anastasia, 9 kilometers from Naples. The sanctuary houses around four thousand votive offerings that document the popular desire for salvation during collective and individual calamities.

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Between ancient traditions and new cultural and social changes, olive harvesting in Calabria.

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The Lagno is the canal that crosses Naples, collecting its debris to stop even before reaching the sea. Around its dirty waters, the film outlines a cross-section that is anything but oleographic of the Neapolitan capital, immortalized already in the advanced industrial era and still wearing the signs of war and desperate poverty. After a few spoken notes, the sound commentary is entirely inhabited by a ghostly composition.

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A horse carriage transports a coffin through a village.

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Starting in 1954 (the year broadcasting began), RAI began broadcasting educational programs, operas, and symphonic and chamber music concerts, spreading knowledge of classical music as an artistic and cultural heritage.

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Documentary produced by Nexus and filmed in various locations in the Gargano area, focusing on the Jewish community founded by Donato Manduzio in San Nicandro Garganico.

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