(Le grand viveur)
Mario Lorenzini was a working class man, a hiker, a hunter, and a member of the Italian Walser community. In the 70s, he bought a super8 camera and started shooting home-movies with it. Through his lens we experience the seasons passing by in Priami, a small village on the Swiss-Italian border. With his cinematic eye, he explores the people around him, while a second point of view emerges, giving an interpretation of his world, his life and his sense of cinema. His relationship with masculinity and the missed relationship with the “other sex” is often highlighted, enhancing the conflict between the expectations of his community and the reality of not fitting in.
INFO
short film
21’, HD, color, stereo
a film by Perla Sardella
images by Mario Lorenzini
editing & texts by Perla Sardella
sound design by I Conniventi
archival footage from Archivio Superottimisti / Ass. Museo Nazionale Cinema Torino
text editing by Marco Longo
english translation by Carrie Curtis
developed inside Reframing Home Movies 2019
2020
SCREENINGS
17.apr.2020 WORLD PREMIERE @ VISIONS DU RÉEL, Medium-lenght and short film Competition - Nyon, Switzerland
16.nov.2020 SOUTH AMERICAN PREMIERE @ ULTRACINEMA Mx - Tepic Nay, Mexico
01.dec.2020 ITALIAN PREMIERE @ FILMMAKER FESTIVAL, Prospettive Competition - Milan, Italy
13.dec.2020 Rassegna Abbecedario del Reale by MACMA @ lefornaci.org - Italy
01.may.2021 @ TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL, Main Competition - Trento, Italy
04.jul.2021 @ NUOVIMONDI Festival, Main Competition - Valloriate, Italy
17-19.sep.2021 “A to Z” video screening exhibition @ VIAFARINI - Milano Art Week ‘21
22.sep.2021 “PRIME TIME” screening and talk @ smART foundation - Roma, Italy
17-27.oct.2021 Recycled Cinema @ Archivio Aperto 2021 - Bologna, Italy
10.nov.2021 Special screening @ Documentaria Festival - Palermo, Italy
13.nov-11.dec.2021 Le grand viveur, solo show @ Museo Burel - Belluno, Italy
13-14.nov.2021 Special screening @ MalaTestaShort Film Festival - Cesena, Italy
21.dec.2021 Indocili, per un nuovo cinema giovane @ Cinema Beltrade - Milano, Italy
21.apr.2022 Screening @ Teatro Akropolis - Genoa, Italy
11.may.2022 Screening @ Wokshop PRIN SYLVA, Università di Genova dAD - Genoa, Italy
SVOD
Le grand viveur @ Tënk.fr / online from february till march 2022
Le grand viveur @ True Story Film / online frome june 22 till june 23
TRAILER
VIDEO INTRODUCTION
ARTICLES/REVIEWS:
8.dec.21 I wrote a piece on ATPdiary about my short film Le grand viveur: link
19.oct.21 Online talk with Marco Bertozzi for Archivio Aperto 2021: link
14.sep.21 An interview on upcoming exhibition “A to Z” at VIAFARINI: link
13.may.21 A review of Le grand viveur at Trento Film Festival: link
05.may.21 Kontainer16 talks about Le grand viveur at Trento Film Festival: link
22.apr.20 A conversation on Le grand viveur on Business Doc Europe : link06.apr.20 Corriere della Sera talks about Le grand viveur today: link