A film on Luigi Ghirri, with the voice of Stefano Accorsi, for the 30th anniversary of his death

This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the death of the great photographer Luigi Ghirri (Scandiano, 1943 - Roncocesi, 1992), and on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary a documentary about him is proposed, entitled Infinito. The Universe of Luigi Ghirri, with the voice of Stefano Accorsi, directed by Matteo Parisini. Premiered at the Rome Film Festival 2022 last Oct. 15, the film is a distillation of the photographer’s thought from his writings accompanied by interviews and unpublished video and photographic images. It will have three special screenings on the occasion of the initiatives for the Trentennale Vedere Oltre and the Visioni Italiane festival.

The first screening, in the presence of Adele Ghirri and director Matteo Parisini, will be at the Cineteca di Bologna, Sala Scorsese, on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. as part of the Festival Visioni Italiane in the section “Making Cinema in Bologna and Emilia-Romagna.” Second appointment, Thursday, Nov. 10 at 9 p.m. at the Cinema Astra in Modena on the occasion of the Thirty Years Luigi Ghirri. Seeing Beyond and at the Viaemili@docfest. Finally, Also in the presence of the director and Adele Ghirri, the film will also be in Reggio Emilia on Wednesday, November 16 at the Rosebud Cinema with a double screening, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. The screenings are free admission.

An opportunity to be able to immerse oneself in Ghirri’s world in the territories where he was formed, not only with the screenings but also with two exhibitions organized on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death, two appointments of the rich calendar of events and initiatives Luigi Ghirri. See Beyond dedicated to the 30th anniversary.

In Modena, viewers will be able to take advantage of a discount to visit the Luigi Ghirri and Modena exhibition at the Modena Visual Arts Foundation, while in Reggio Emilia there is an ongoing exhibition In different scale. Luigi Ghirri, Italia in Miniatura and New Perspectives at Palazzo dei Musei in addition to the possibility of accessing the important archive housed at the Panizzi Library Photo Library.

With his pastel-colored portraits of the province, considered “the place par excellence” from which to observe the world, and his ability to capture the landscape, whether it be a mundane detail, architecture or a Romagna beach, Ghirri broke the codes that defined photography up to that time and created an aesthetic of the image destined to radically innovate the photographic culture of the time. Alongside this rupture, Ghirri paired a constant reflection on the image that closely intersects with his photographs.

“Luigi Ghirri continued to question the meaning of the photographic image throughout his life and did so through a prolific written production that is both a poetic statement and a diary that interrogates the present,” comments director Parisini. “In retracing the founding cores of his work, I wanted his words to be the center.”

It is Bolognese actor Stefano Accorsi who lends his voice to Ghirri’s words, which director Parisini has chiseled in an intense work of synthesis. Mixed with the photographer’s words are the testimonies of the key figures who accompanied him on the fundamental stages of his journey that guide the viewer in a true immersion in the world of the great photographer. These are those of conceptual artists Davide Benati and Franco Guerzoni, with whom, on an old car, he roamed the province, his first printer Arrigo Ghi, who initially did not understand his photography, and art historian Arturo Carlo Quintavalle. No less important are the intimate stories, such as those of his family, his anchor “to stay attached to the world,” and of musician Massimo Zamboni (CCCP, CSI), with whom the photographer collaborated.

The film is enhanced by numerous unpublished images and videos from the Eredi Ghirri archive, which he gave free access to for the making of the documentary. The images enter into a dense dialogue of cross-references with the voices of the film’s other protagonists, continuing to ask the viewer the same question the photographer has been asking all his life: what do we see when we look at a photograph?

Infinity. The Universe of Luigi Ghirri is produced by Lorenzo Cioffi for Ladoc with the collaboration of Adele Ghirri, Eredi Luigi Ghirri, with the support of the Municipality of Modena and the Emilia-Romagna Region through Emilia-Romagna Film Commission, with contributions from Marazzi and Bper Banca, in collaboration with the Municipality of Reggio Emilia and Film Commission Regione Campania and Regione Campania, Sky Arte and Rai Cultura. International distribution is by Rai Com.

A film on Luigi Ghirri, with the voice of Stefano Accorsi, for the 30th anniversary of his death

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