Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté

Jan 12, 2004

0h 55m

★ 6.5

Overview

Indagine su un cittadino di nome Volonté is a documentary exploring the life and career of Italian actor Gian Maria Volonté. Known for his roles in films with significant political and social impact, this documentary offers an intimate look through interviews and archival footage, highlighting his commitment to cinema as a form of artistic expression and a tool for social change.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Quattroterzi

Atacama Productions

Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté Trailers

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Gian Maria Volonté

Self - Interviewee

Ilaria Occhini

Self - Interviewee

Giacomo Piperno

Self - Interviewee

Giuliano Montaldo

Self - Interviewee

Fausto Ferzetti

Self - Interviewee

Fabrizio Gifuni

Self - Interviewee

Lorenzo Magnolia

Self - Interviewee

Ugo Pirro

Self - Interviewee

Francesco Rosi

Self - Interviewee

Francesco Maselli

Self - Interviewee

Felice Laudadio

Self - Interviewee

Mauro Berardi

Fernando is an actor and theater teacher who, at the age of 74, is impelled to be the protagonist of himself in an experience that blurs the boundaries between the documentary and the fictional. Faced with a delicate problem in his heart, he follows a life full of love for art, where education emerges as a powerful transforming element of reality.

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