Completed - ITALIAN - Drama, Historical, Biography - 90 minutes
The journey of Luigi Pirandello's ashes from Rome to Sicily is merged with the adaptation of "The Nail", the last work by the Italian great novelis and playwriter.
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Paolo TAVIANI Cast : Fabrizio FERRACANE, Martina CATALFAMO, Nathalie RAPTI GOMEZ, Roberto HERLITZKA Producer(s) : Donatella PALERMO (STEMAL ENTERTAINMENT SRL)
Pirandello died leaving precise arrangements: no funeral or celebration. In the end, the funerals were three. The film tells the story of the adventurous journey of Pirandello’s ashes from Rome to Agrigento, among accidents, meetings and visions. A plane didn’t take off because of old superstitions; a train slowly traveled towards the South. At last, Pirandello’s ashes were thrown from a rock overlooking the Sicilian sea, creating the shape of a nail; “The Nail” was Pirandello’s last work, inspired by a murder in Brooklyn and by the character of Bastianeddu, who already appeared in “Chaos
Country(ies) : ITALY, FRANCE
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