In partnership with New York's Film Society of Lincoln Center, Mubi will be hosting four films recently shown at Art of the Real, the Film Society's annual showcase for boundary-pushing nonfiction films. Il Solengo will be showing April 27 - May 26, 2016 on Mubi in the United States.A group of elders gathers in a hunting lodge and recalls the life of Mario “de’ Marcella,” a man who lived in a cave over 60 years of his life. Why he chose to live a solitary existence is unknown. Perhaps it had something to do with a mysterious and tragic event of his childhood...Directors Matteo Zoppis (right) and Alessio Rigo De Righi (center).Notebook: This film almost seems to be a sequel to your short, Belva Nera, since it's a new mysterious tale which takes place in an area you know very well…Alessio Rigo De Righi & Matteo Zoppis: We are fascinated...
- 4/27/2016
- MUBI
Both looking like very suave Italian directors, Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis certainly made an impression on the International Film Festival Rotterdam circuit. Their latest documentary is about an enigmatic Italian misanthrope who retreats from his village society and lives somewhat remarkably in the wild woods of Tuscia, Italy. Only you almost never see him, and meet him largely through the hearsay of others, making this feature fall into a pretty fascinating space for non-fiction filmmaking. Anyone who has seen their previous film Belva Nera will recognise a familiarly dark, mysterious world in Il Solengo, and it's definitely full of similarly kooky wonders. But those who haven't seen their previous work will still find in this film's compelling idea an interesting new glimpse at...
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- 2/17/2016
- Screen Anarchy
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