From the Grand Tour to the Belle Époque, from the period of mass tourism to the surreal emptiness of Piazza San Marco during lockdown and the pandemic, the city known as the Serenissima has conserved its beauty intact, but has deeply altered its very essence – to the point of almost losing it – conditioned as it is by its continuing spectacularisation. The myth of a romantic Venice, which bestowed upon the city incomparable yet deleterious fame, was forged there in the Venetian Lagoon, the heart in centuries past of the artistic evolution of vedute, or cityscapes, and the technical evolution of perspective and photography. The viewers embark upon the discovery of the historical, philosophical, and existential evolution of Venice and an exploration of its potential futures.But suddenly, derailing a seemingly inevitable fate, Covid-19 materialised, and the empty city has transformed into a non-place.Instead of pursuing representation, can the way Venice is viewed be altered in order to transform (or perhaps salvage) its essence and its very identity?
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Directors: Simone Marcelli Writers: Barbara Ainis Producers: Key cast: Ottavia Piccolo, Carlo Montanaro, Cesare De Seta, Tomaso Montanari
From the Grand Tour to the Belle Époque, from the period of mass tourism to the surreal emptiness of Piazza San Marco during lockdown and the pandemic, the city known as the Serenissima has conserved its beauty intact, but has deeply altered its very essence – to the point of almost losing it – conditioned as it is by its continuing spectacularisation. The myth of a romantic Venice, which bestowed upon the city incomparable yet deleterious fame, was forged there in the Venetian Lagoon, the heart in centuries past of the artistic evolution of vedute, or cityscapes, and the technical evolution of perspective and photography. The viewers embark upon the discovery of the historical, philosophical, and existential evolution of Venice and an exploration of its potential futures.But suddenly, derailing a seemingly inevitable fate, Covid-19 materialised, and the empty city has transformed into a non-place.Instead of pursuing representation, can the way Venice is viewed be altered in order to transform (or perhaps salvage) its essence and its very identity?
Directors: Simone Marcelli Writers: Barbara Ainis Producers: Key cast: Ottavia Piccolo, Carlo Montanaro, Cesare De Seta, Tomaso Montanari
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Student project: No Completion date: 2021-08-01 Shooting format: Digital 4k Aspect ratio: 16:9 Film color: Color First-time filmmaker: No
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