Mimmo Calopresti – Contemporary Encounters
Mimmo Calopreste, known above all for his militant and social cinema, in this review casts his curious gaze on 3 contemporary artists to give us equally unpublished portraits of the creative process that makes each artist unique.
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The Hour of the Lizard
The suggestive meeting between the artist Mimmo Rotella and the director Mimmo Calopreste.
The light of Pino Pinelli
A journey into the world and art of Pino Pinelli, one of the most important artists of Analytical Painting.
Conversations about Carla's art
A documentary exploring Carla Chiusano, painter and cartoonist.
Synopsis
The Hour of the Lizard This documentary marks the director's encounter with artist Mimmo Rotella, who passed away shortly after the film was made. In Milan and in his artist's studio, the master of Nouveau Réalisme opens up about himself and sixty years of avant-garde art in a long, ironic, and existential confession.
The light of Pino Pinelli tells us about one of the most important artists of Analytical Painting, who passed away in 2024. In the documentary, Pino Pinelli's body, voice and movements seem to be the perfect expression of his being, just as his works are the exact expression of the material and form that composes them.
Finally, with Conversations about Carla's artCalopresti takes us on a journey to discover the painter and cartoonist Carla Chiusano through the artist's conversations with other people: from a psychologist to an art critic, from a friend to a gallery owner, we discover the complex and colorful world of a woman who, through painting, drawings, and the irony of her cartoons, tries above all to communicate with herself.
