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Nowhere – Invelle
Simone Massi’s first feature film weaves together the personal stories, memories and dreams of three children from different generations. With the help of some wellknown literary quotes and his distinctive scratch technique, Massi paints a dark, pulsating portrait of 20th century Italy.
“Invelle” tells three stories through the eyes of three children who each belong to a different generation: Zelinda, Assunta and Icaro. Each of the children witnesses a different war: the First and Second World War and the period of terrorism in Italy in the 1970s. The film questions the boundaries of space and time. Time is not depicted as linear, but as a bridge that connects the three stories.
Zelinda, Assunta and Icaro share the same helpless and confused gaze upon a world that is changing so rapidly that it seems to be falling apart before their eyes. While the world around them mutates, the children can only be still and watch, seemingly from nowhere.
Simone Massi spent twelve years working on his impressive feature film debut, which consists of 40,000 hand-drawn individual images. “Invelle” perfectly expresses Massi’s dedication to the craft of animation as well as his dedication of depicting a past, rural life. The original title “Invelle” derives from the regional dialect of the Marche, a region in central Italy, and roughly translates as “no place”. (Sara Sabatelli)
“Invelle” tells three stories through the eyes of three children who each belong to a different generation: Zelinda, Assunta and Icaro. Each of the children witnesses a different war: the First and Second World War and the period of terrorism in Italy in the 1970s. The film questions the boundaries of space and time. Time is not depicted as linear, but as a bridge that connects the three stories.
Zelinda, Assunta and Icaro share the same helpless and confused gaze upon a world that is changing so rapidly that it seems to be falling apart before their eyes. While the world around them mutates, the children can only be still and watch, seemingly from nowhere.
Simone Massi spent twelve years working on his impressive feature film debut, which consists of 40,000 hand-drawn individual images. “Invelle” perfectly expresses Massi’s dedication to the craft of animation as well as his dedication of depicting a past, rural life. The original title “Invelle” derives from the regional dialect of the Marche, a region in central Italy, and roughly translates as “no place”. (Sara Sabatelli)
Info
Duration 92'
Country IT/CH, 2023
Appointments & Tickets
Thu 5.9. • 12:00
Cinema Trafo 3
Fri 6.9. • 18:30
Orient Cinema
Sat 7.9. • 16:00
Orient Cinema
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