12 directors for 12 cities

Created by Michelangelo Antonioni, "Rome" is a fresco of the capital through the three arts that made it the Eternal City: sculpture, painting, and architecture.

"Bari," by Lina Wertmuller, is an anthropological journey through the city's alleys, accompanied by folk and stately music, highlighting the character of a population deeply rooted in their homeland.

Giuseppe and Bernardo Bertolucci take the viewer on an adventure to discover Bologna through a bottom-up perspective, that of children, who run and are amazed by the city's beauty.

Carlo Lizzani addresses the viewer with a sober gaze and an external narrator who, like a true storyteller, recounts the history and (often forgotten) traditions of Cagliari and Sardinian culture, now ready for a new challenge.

Francesco Zeffirelli's softly atmospheric score and Ennio Morricone's music envelop the audience in a veil of nostalgia on the day of the historic Florentine football match, the city's most important sporting event of the year, just like the World Cup is for the Italian summer.

Alberto Lattuada creates a moving postcard with which the viewer can learn about the great Genoese figures of the past, but also rediscover the alleys and places that more than others characterise the city's present.

Olmi, with an unconventional gaze, leads us to explore the more human and intimate side of Milan, from the Navigli to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, passing through the courtly music of the Duomo and the operatic music of La Scala.

Francesco Rosi's ambivalent gaze shows the two eras of Naples: the paintings and sculptures of the past contrasted with the chaotic atmosphere and contemporary traditions, all accompanied by the popular soul of its music and theater.

Bolognini depicts Palermo through the different colors that compose its symbolic places, from the gold of the mosaics to the white of the marble, walking through the vital colors of the Vucciria market, visually representing the character of the Sicilians.

Mario Soldati creates a sociological and anthropological portrait of the Piedmontese capital through the celebrations, beliefs and hidden places, as they are defined, that characterise it.

A panorama composed of the traces and testimonies of past dominations that still characterize the city's symbolic places, combined with a vision of its natural beauty and its vineyards.

Monicelli's portrait of Verona is composed of mysterious figures from the past and the iconic places that draw art and opera lovers to the city today, all surrounded by a staging that takes itself lightly.