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Controfigura
by Rä Di Martino
Italy, France, Switzerland, Marocco 2017, 74′
Presented at Lo Schermo dell’arte 2017
Cast: Corrado Sassi, Filippo Timi, Valeria Golino, Nadia Kounda, Younès Bouab Music: Albergo Intergalattico Spaziale, Telaio Magnetico
Screenplay: Rä Di Martino, Marco Alessi
Photography: Gian Claudio Giacomini,
Giulio Squillacciotti, Hasnae el Ouraga
Screenplay: Rä Di Martino, Marco Alessi
Photography: Gian Claudio Giacomini,
Giulio Squillacciotti, Hasnae el Ouraga
Editing: Giogiò Franchini, Benedetta Marchiori
Producers: Marco Alessi, Rä Di Martino,
Federica Maria Bianchi, Beatrice Bulgari, Federica Illuminati, Karim Aitouna
Produciotn: Dugong Films, Snaporazverein, In Between Art Film, Produzioni Illuminati, Haut Les Mains Production
Distribution: Sling Shot Films
Producers: Marco Alessi, Rä Di Martino,
Federica Maria Bianchi, Beatrice Bulgari, Federica Illuminati, Karim Aitouna
Produciotn: Dugong Films, Snaporazverein, In Between Art Film, Produzioni Illuminati, Haut Les Mains Production
Distribution: Sling Shot Films
A small film troupe explores Marrakech and its surrounding area for swimming pools: locations suitable for a remake of Frank Perry’s 1968 film, The Swimmer. Starring Burt Lancaster, set in Connecticut, the original film is the story of a man who crosses the State from one
pool to another to get home.
In this film, Corrado, the stand-in used to test the shots, runs through the city and swims in the pools of marvelous private homes. Corrado wants to be more than a mere stand-in, however. He feels he is a true actor, and wants to prove he’s up to playing the lead role. As his personal challenge unfolds, actors and crew work amid doubts and tensions. The behind-the-scenes documentary is intermingled with fiction, and it’s hard to tell which is which. Filippo Timi interprets Burt Lancaster’s role in the original film; Valeria Golino plays Janice Rule’s part.
Rä di Martino has investigated the relationship between cinema and visual arts thanks to a production spanning from cinema, to installation and photography. Her film work, presented numerous times in previous editions of Lo schermo dell’arte, is characterized by being able to combine the genre of the documentary with fiction, exploring the possibilities of cinema as a mean to create situations full of charm and sometimes paradoxical.
She has exhibited her works in international institutions including Palazzo Grassi, GAM and Fondazione Sandretto in Turin, MACRO and MAXXI in Rome, Museion in Bolzano, Hangar Bicocca and PAC in Milan, the Tate Modern in London, the MoMA PS1 in New York, and the MCA in Chicago. Her films have been shown on numerous occasions including Art Basel, the Kassel Dokfest, the Torino Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival.
She has exhibited her works in international institutions including Palazzo Grassi, GAM and Fondazione Sandretto in Turin, MACRO and MAXXI in Rome, Museion in Bolzano, Hangar Bicocca and PAC in Milan, the Tate Modern in London, the MoMA PS1 in New York, and the MCA in Chicago. Her films have been shown on numerous occasions including Art Basel, the Kassel Dokfest, the Torino Film Festival, the Venice Film Festival.
Selected Filmography
2014 The Show Mas Go On 2012 Petite Histoire du plateaux abbandonnee 2009 August 2008 2008 The Nightwalker 2006 La Camera
2014 The Show Mas Go On 2012 Petite Histoire du plateaux abbandonnee 2009 August 2008 2008 The Nightwalker 2006 La Camera