Directed by
Coralie MARTINAuthor
Coralie MARTINFormat
59'Produced by
SISTER PRODUCTIONS (FRANCE)VETTA FILMS (FRANCE)
ARTE (France)
Synopsis
Between 1967 and 1976, Goliarda Sapienza wrote The Art of Joy, a subversive fresque set in her 20th Century Italy. The dazzling social rise of its rebellious heroine, Modesta, from her miserable childhood in Sicily to the upper worlds of aristocracy reveals a sharp and emancipated bisexual character who stands up against all systems of domination – the Church, fascism, the mafia, patriarchy… Too outrageous to be published at the time, the novel left its author to die in poverty and anonymity.100 years after Goliarda Sapienza's birth, this documentary sheds an unprecedented light on this cursed but nonetheless empowering masterpiece.
Festivals & awards
- World Premiere - Documentary coup de coeur — FIFIB (Bordeaux), 2023
- Sicilian Queer Festival (Palerme), 2024
Partners
ARTE FranceCNC
The Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the support of ALCA
The Region Bretagne in partnership with the CNC
PROCIREP ANGOA
The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia
Project developed with EURODOC23
Development in residence at the Fabbrica Culturale Casell'arte, supported by the Corsica collectivity
International sales
The Party Film SalesDownloads +
Crew +
- Réalisatrice : Coralie Martin
- Montage : Françoise Bernard
- Image : Gertrude Baillot (AFC)
- Avec les voix de : Estelle Meyer et Nathalie Richard
- Musique Originale : Claire Diterzi
- Son : Lucas Charvet, Stefano Civitenga, Pierre-Yves Lavoué, Juan Rmzv
- Montage son et mixage : Frédéric Hamelin
- Collaboration à l’écriture : Emérance Dubas
- Étalonnage : Pierre Bouchon
- Production : Julie Paratian et Deborah Chiarella
- Avec : Angelo Pellegrino, Frédéric Martin, Nathalie Castagné, Alberica Bazzoni, Monica Farnetti et Valeria Golino
