Franco Brocani
Clodia - Fragmenta (1982)
Freely adapted from a story by Marcel Schwob in 'Screw imaginary' and deeply focused on the thought of Georges Bataille, the film wants to give substance to Clodia tragic affair, the Roman noblewoman loved by Catullo and made him immortal in his ways, with the ... (more)
Freely adapted from a story by Marcel Schwob in 'Screw imaginary' and deeply focused on the thought of Georges Bataille, the film wants to give substance to Clodia tragic affair, the Roman noblewoman loved by Catullo and made him immortal in his ways, with the ... (more)
On Poetry (1984)
An essay on contemporary Italian poetry with the works of Dario Bellezza and Amelia Rosselli. (more)
An essay on contemporary Italian poetry with the works of Dario Bellezza and Amelia Rosselli. (more)
Triumph and Ruins (1997)
A visionary journey among Roman vistas and various narrative structures that blend with music by Patty Pravo. (more)
A visionary journey among Roman vistas and various narrative structures that blend with music by Patty Pravo. (more)
By Now My Return to Knossos Is Certain (1967)
The documentary, black and white, has "space" as theme, both as an abstract category and as a scope and "scene" of human relations. (more)
The documentary, black and white, has "space" as theme, both as an abstract category and as a scope and "scene" of human relations. (more)
A settentrione (1967)
The documentary describes the work of goldsmiths in Valenza, of cabinet-makers in Canelli, of farmers in the provinces of Alessandria and Asti where such activities are still the backbone of the local econimic structure. It analyzes also the politics of monopoly ... (more)
The documentary describes the work of goldsmiths in Valenza, of cabinet-makers in Canelli, of farmers in the provinces of Alessandria and Asti where such activities are still the backbone of the local econimic structure. It analyzes also the politics of monopoly ... (more)
Due o tre cose: a proposito di W. Hayter (1968)
An art documentary portraying Stanley William Hayter – considered the inventor of modern incision – at work in his Paris studio. At the Hayter’s Atelier 17 artists have studied, since the early ’30s, including Brauner, Calder, Max Ernst, Giacometti, Kandinsky, Miro ... (more)
An art documentary portraying Stanley William Hayter – considered the inventor of modern incision – at work in his Paris studio. At the Hayter’s Atelier 17 artists have studied, since the early ’30s, including Brauner, Calder, Max Ernst, Giacometti, Kandinsky, Miro ... (more)
Transplantation, Consumption and Death of Franco Brocani (1969)
Trapianto heralds the end of utopia, the death of that underground, but is also the best prologue in Necropolis, which is not by chance found alive. It 's a film that establishes the passage of rolling between two friends, and Brocani Schifano, shared the same ... (more)
Trapianto heralds the end of utopia, the death of that underground, but is also the best prologue in Necropolis, which is not by chance found alive. It 's a film that establishes the passage of rolling between two friends, and Brocani Schifano, shared the same ... (more)
Umano Non Umano (1969)
Artists and poets meet in a dreamlike space between walks and performances. (more)
Artists and poets meet in a dreamlike space between walks and performances. (more)
Necropolis (1970)
A surreal and disturbing distillation of Western Civilization, Necropolis is the unhinged vision of Italian director Franco Brocani. Pierre Clémenti is Attila the Hun, naked and on horseback, while Warhol superstar Viva is a drunken and abusive Countess Bathory. ... (more)
A surreal and disturbing distillation of Western Civilization, Necropolis is the unhinged vision of Italian director Franco Brocani. Pierre Clémenti is Attila the Hun, naked and on horseback, while Warhol superstar Viva is a drunken and abusive Countess Bathory. ... (more)
Signal from a Dying Planet (1972)
Set in 1997, this short sci-fi film narrates the story of a normal world that slowly degenerates into an amoral and lifeless place. (more)
Set in 1997, this short sci-fi film narrates the story of a normal world that slowly degenerates into an amoral and lifeless place. (more)