OTHER EYES

 LIONELLO CERRI and SILVIO SOLDINI present a coproduction Italy – Switzerland LUMIÈRE & CO. VENTURA FILM RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera OTHER EYES a film by SILVIO SOLDINI AND GIORGIO GARINI in collaboration with Film acknowledged of Cultural Interest MINISTERO per i BENI e le ATTIVITÀ CULTURALI DIREZIONE GENERALE per il CINEMA ITALIA realized with the support of Regione Lombardia Piemonte Doc Film Fund – Fondo regionale per il documentario -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ film press office and communication Monica Tomasetti – [email protected] Cristiana Mainardi – [email protected] OTHER EYES Crew director SILVIO SOLDINI produced by LIONELLO CERRI E SILVIO SOLDINI coproduced by ELDA GUILDINETTI E ANDRES PFAEFFLI SILVANA BEZZOLA RIGOLINI – RSI treatment SILVIO SOLDINI E GIORGIO GARINI an idea of SILVIO SOLDINI photography RAMIRO CIVITA E SILVIO SOLDINI editing and assistant to the director GIORGIO GARINI sound GIOVANNI ISGRO’ organization DOMENICO CUSCINO sound editor DANIELA BASSANI mix GABRIEL HAFNER FRANÇOIS MUSY editing assistant MATTEO MOSSI credits graphic designer CRISTINA DIANA SERESINI the tracks played at the piano are performed and composed by LUCA CASELLA original song “Per altri occhi” BY GIANLUIGI CARLONE AND PETRA MAGONI, SUNG BY PETRA MAGONI 2
OTHER EYES Characters Enrico Sosio – physiotherapist Giovanni Bosio – entrepreneur Gemma Pedrini – student Luca Casella – musician Felice Tagliaferri – sculptor Mario Santoni – retired telephone operator Aldo Grassini – director of the Museo Omero Daniela Bottegoni – director of the Museo Omero Claudio Levantini – computer technician Michela Marcato – telephone operator Piero Bianco – computer advisor for the disability Loredana Ruisi – telephone operator 3
OTHER EYES Synopsis Enrico is a physiotherapist but as soon as he can he goes off on a sailing boat, Giovanni is a small entrepreneur, he is a passionate skier and loves enjoying life, Felice is a sculptor who plays baseball, Luca is a musician who loves photography, Loredana is a telephone operator and a keen archer, Mario is a sport fanatic retired telephone operator, Gemma studies the cello and does sky races… Different eyes tells the “everyday adventures” of a group of people who have something in common: their blindness. They live with the handicap which scares the most all of us who can see. But they live with a serenity, a passion and a courage that make their lives richer than many other. Director’s notes I've always been fascinated by the worlds I don't belong to, by those realities that we have on our fingertips yet we know very little about. There is always so much to learn from whoever is different from us and sometimes the journey becomes a constant discovery. This film was conceived after meeting Enrico, a blind physiotherapist. The things he told me, his lightness, his irony, his capacity to live his own life, had a deep impact on me. I began to explore this world along with Giorgio Garini, we met with other visually impaired persons who would allow us to get into their lives and help us understand how it is possible -­‐ not seeing -­‐ to do all the things they were able to do. It has been a journey filled with astonishment. Before starting we knew that our venture would have taught us new things; but we were certainly not prepared to the overwhelming emotions and the level our admiration could reach. It's them -­‐ who can't see -­‐ that make us change our look on life and on the world. 4
OTHER EYES SILVIO SOLDINI Silvio Soldini was born in Milan in 1958. In 1983 he directed his first film in 16mm Paesaggio con figure and then Giulia in ottobre, with which he obtained several awards in National and International Festivals. In 1984 he established with his closest collaborators the Production Company Monogatari. In 1985 he started a new career by directing the documentary film Voci celate. In 1989 he directed his first feature film L’aria serena dell’ovest, which obtained several awards and public success. He directed other feature films, documentaries and shorts during the following years. FILMOGRAPHY Feature Films 1989 L’aria serena dell’ovest 1993 Un’anima divisa in due 1997 Le acrobate 2000 Bread and Tulips (Pane e Tulipani) 2001 Burning in the wind (Brucio nel vento) 2004 Agata and the Storm (Agata e la tempesta) 2007 Days and Clouds (Giorni e nuvole) 2010 What More do I Want (Cosa voglio di più) 2011 The Commander and the Stork (Il comandante e la cicogna) Filmography – documentaries and shorts 1982 Drimage 1983 Paesaggio con figure 1985 Giulia in ottobre 1986 Voci celate 1987 La fabbrica sospesa 1988 Antonio e Cleo 1991 Musiche bruciano 1992 Femmine, folle e polvere d’archivio 1994 Fate in blu diesis / Miracoli 1995 Frammenti di una storia tra cinema e periferia 1996 Made in Lombardia 1997 Casa cose città (Alfabeto italiano) Dimenticate Biasca 1998 Il futuro alle spalle 1999 Rom tour 2005 Delirio Amoroso (Recorded Television Broadcast Of A Stage Show By 2007 Un piede in terra. un altro in mare Ritratti Di Ligura di Silvio Soldini 2008 Un paese possibile (prov. title) Vivian Lamarque. 4 giorni con Vivian 5
OTHER EYES GIORGIO GARINI Born in Milano in 1961. He began as Silvio Soldini’s assistant director ( from Paesaggio con figure to Giulia in Ottobre from L'Aria serena dell'ovest to Un'anima divisa in due and Le Acrobate) produced by MONOGATARI, production company which he created along with Soldini. Simultaneously he has always made documentaries, at the beginning realizing short ethnographic reportages on the Southeast Asia (in competition in Bellaria in 1987 with Nayak, second award at the Festival Internazionale del Cinema Giovani di Torino 1988 with Sud Est, and jury’s award at the Festival di Garda 1991 with Nusa Indah). Later he realizes large-­‐scale effort documentaries both of social and anthropological nature. Along with the realization of documentaries, he has always been an editor of documentaries and reportages. Musiche Bruciano (1991) documentary set in the world of the rock music amateur groups. (co-­‐director Silvio Soldini) La fotografia non basta alla vita (1992) documentary on the figure of the itinerant photographer Roberto Donetta, who lived in Ticino in the first years of the Nineteenth Century. I Rambone -­‐ storia di una famiglia (1994) documentary on the second generation of Italians emigrated in Switzerland (winner of the first award at the Festival Nazionale del Documentario Italiano di San Benedetto del Tronto edition 1995). Le memorie di un albero (1995) documentary which tells the genealogical origins of a family. Frammenti di una storia tra cinema e periferia (1995) realized along with Silvio Soldini for the Triennale di Milano. Made in Lombardia (1996) trip-­‐documentary on the Lombardy territory (co-­‐director Silvio Soldini) (winner of the first documentary award at the Festival Internazionale di Salerno). Hanoi 6 a.m. (1996) short reportage on the Viet Nam. Anni di stupore (1997) documentary on the elderly world. (winner of the Premio della Giuria at the Festival Nazionale del Documentario Italiano di San Benedetto del Tronto edition 1998). Case, cose, città, (1998) realized along with Silvio Soldini for the RAI program “Alfabeto italiano”. Rom Tour, (1999) documentary on the problem of the nomad camps in the suburbs of Florence and inspired by the book by Antonio Tabucchi “Gli Zingari e il Rinascimento”. (co-­‐director Silvio Soldini) (Premio Planèt at the Festival dei Popoli di Firenze 1999 and Special Mention at the Festival Internazionale di Salerno 1999) 27 dollari, (2000) documentary Kumbh Mela 2001, (2001) reportage (co-­‐director Giuseppe Baresi) Silence tournage, (2002) making off on the set of the film by Silvio Soldini “Brucio nel vento”(co-­‐director Giuseppe Baresi) Riflessi di viaggio, (2002) documentary on the cinema by Silvio Soldini. (co-­‐director G.Baresi) Dhobighat, (2004) documentary (First award at the Astra Film Fest-­‐Festival Internazionale del Documentario e dell’Antropologia Visiva di Sibiu, Romania.) 6
OTHER EYES Vita da Dhobi (2004) (Chatwin Award 2004 in the section “Grandi Viaggi”) Un paese diverso (2008) documentary. Haven – una storia di mare (2009) the dramatic story of the tanker Heaven, which exploded offshore of Genoa in 1991. Il sole non ignora alcun villaggio (2010) documentary realized for the Ong Fratelli dell'Uomo. 7
OTHER EYES LUMIÈRE & CO LUMIÈRE & CO. comes to life in 1994 as a movie production company and as a society for services for the show business as an initiative of Lionello Cerri and of a few members of Anteo, Milanese movie theatre founded in 1979. The project takes origin from the desire to becoming active subjects in the Italian movie production industry, taking advantage from Lionello’s own consolidated experience in the field of the Italian and European market. From 2000 to 2003 Lumière & Co. operates as Albachiara spa, founded along with Mikado and De Agostini, and of which Lionello Cerri is managing director. FEATURE FILMS 2012 THE HUMAN FACTOR (La variabile umana) a film by Bruno Oliviero (in coproduction with Invisibile Film and Rai Cinema) with Silvio Orlando, Giuseppe Battiston Sandra Ceccarelli (in post production) THE COMMANDER AND THE STORK (Il comandante e la cicogna) a film by Silvio Soldini with Valerio Mastandrea, Alba Rohrwacher, Giuseppe Battiston, Claudia Gerini, Luca Zingaretti LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED a film by Susanne Bier (Lumière & Co. Italian coproducer) 2011 SENZA ARTE NE’ PARTE a film by Giovanni Albanese with Vincenzo Salemme, Beppe Battiston, Donatella Finocchiaro 2010 COSA VOGLIO DI PIÙ a film by Silvio Soldini with Pierfrancesco Favino and Alba Rohrwacher 2009 GIULIA NON ESCE LA SERA a film by Giuseppe Piccioni with Valeria Golino and Valerio Mastandrea 2007 GIORNI E NUVOLE a film by Silvio Soldini with Margherita Buy and Antonio Albanese. Special mention at the Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma 2006 QUALE AMORE a film by Maurizio Sciarra (in coproduction with Rai Cinema) with Giorgio Pasotti and Vanessa Incontrada 2004 LA VITA CHE VORREI a film by Giuseppe Piccioni (in coproduction with Rai Cinema) with Luigi Lo Cascio and Sandra Ceccarelli 2003 IL POSTO DELL’ANIMA a film by Riccardo Milani (Albachiara, in coproduction with Rai Cinema) with Silvio Orlando, Michele Placido, Claudio Santamaria and Paola Cortellesi AGATA E LA TEMPESTA a film by Silvio Soldini (Albachiara, Amka Films and Mercury) with Licia Maglietta, Giuseppe Battiston, Emilio Solfrizzi 2002 LA FORZA DEL PASSATO a film by Piergiorgio Gay (Albachiara, in coproduction with Istituto Luce) with Sergio Rubini, Bruno Ganz and Sandra Ceccarelli. In competition at the 59^ Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Venezia BRUCIO NEL VENTO a film by Silvio Soldini (Albachiara, in coproduction with Rai Cinema and Vega Film) in competition at the Berlin Film Festival 2001 LUCE DEI MIEI OCCHI a film by Giuseppe Piccioni (Albachiara, in coproduction with Rai Cinema) with Luigi Lo Cascio and Sandra Ceccarelli. Coppa Volpi Best actor and Best actress at the 58^ Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Venezia 2000 IL CERCHIO a film by Jafar Panahi (produced with Mikado and Jafar Panahi Film Production). Winner of the Leone d’oro at the 57° Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Venezia 1998 FUORI DAL MONDO a film by Giuseppe Piccioni with Silvio Orlando and Margherita Buy. Winner of 5 David di Donatello, Italian nominated at the Academy Awards 1999, awards at the Montreal and Chicago Festivals. 8
OTHER EYES DOCUMENTARIES 2010 NIENTE PAURA as we are as we were the songs of Luciano Ligabue by Piergiorgio Gay presented at the 67. Mostra d’Arte Cinematografica di Venezia in the section Fuori Concorso. 2009 CHI È DI SCENA: IL PETRUZZELLI TORNA A VIVERE directed by Maurizio Sciarra 2008 IN VIAGGIO SUL CARRO DEI PUPI by Maurizio Sciarra BIÙTIFUL CAUNTRI by Esmeralda Calabria, Andrea D’Ambrosio and Peppe Ruggiero. Special mention at the Torino Film Festival; Special mention at the Italia Film Fest; Nastro d’argento for Best documentary in movie theatres. 2007 UN PIEDE IN TERRA E L'ALTRO IN MARE. RITRATTI DI LIGURIA by Silvio Soldini 2003 COPPI E LA DAMA BIANCA by Maurizio Sciarra 2002 SILENTE TOURNAGE. IL CINEMA DI SILVIO SOLDINI by Giuseppe Baresi and Giorgio Garini (Albachiara production) BABA MANDELA by Riccardo Milani (coproduced with Bianca Film for Legambiente | a production Albachiara) 2001 L’APPRENDISTA SENTIMENTALE. IL CINEMA DI GIUSEPPE PICCIONI by Riccardo Cannone (a production Albachiara) SHORT FILMS 1994 MIRACOLI-­‐STORIE PER CORTI by Silvio Soldini, Paolo Rosa and Mario Martone (with Istituto Luce) 9