Bestiari, erbari, lapidari is a documentary “encyclopedia,” divided into three acts, each focusing on a single subject: animals, plants, and stones. The film is a tribute to those “unknown” and, in some ways, truly alien worlds made up of animals, plants, and minerals, which we too often take for granted.
Closely interconnected, the acts of the film form a unique dramaturgical development, through three different staging approaches, each paying homage to a specific genre of documentary cinema. The film is a sentimental journey through the culture, science, and art of our old continent.
Information
Country
ItalyYear
2024Length
208'
Category
DocumentaryCinematography
Massimo D'AnolfiEditing
Massimo D'Anolfi e Martina ParentiMusic
Massimo MarianiProduction
Massimo D'Anolfi e Martina Parenti; David Fonjallaz e Louis Mataré Montmorency Film con Rai Cinema e Lomotion con SRF Schweizer Radio Und Fernsehen / SRG SSRDistribution
Luce CinecittàDirector’s biography
Massimo D’Anolfi and Martina Parenti are a duo of documentary filmmakers whose works — from I promessi sposi (2007) to Materia Oscura (2013), Spira Mirabilis (2016), Blu (2018), Guerra e pace (2020), Una giornata nell’Archivio Piero Bottoni (2022) — have been showcased at prestigious festivals such as the Locarno Film Festival, Cinéma du Réel, Hot Docs, and the Venice International Film Festival. In addition to production and directing, they handle the cinematography, filming, sound, and editing of their projects.
