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Daniel Pennac: Ho visto Maradona!
“Story of the creative and surreal investigation of the Daniel Pennac on the Maradona myth, through the birth and staging of a show in Naples, the city that exalted him as a myth.”
6.3 / 10• 2022• 1h 20m•NR• Italian
Documentary
Storyline
Rehearsals for a play about Maradona in Naples, with Italian actors and an Argentine director. Nothing about Maradona except anecdotes about his figure from the Neapolitans; one of the actors had come to play football. They were all 'touched' by Maradona, as is logical. Pennac is very intelligent, but he has never seen a ball in his life: his fascination comes from the public figure of Maradona, from the totem, from the stupor that invaded him when many friends confessed to having cried at his death. The spectator, Maradonian or not, has an irrepressible desire to travel to Naples and join the song that he sees towards the end of the film, which is moving and overwhelming in its beauty and simplicity. Ideal for theater lovers, or Maradona lovers, or both.
Cast & Crew
Daniel Pennac
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LeadMD
Maurizio De Giovanni
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Roberto Saviano
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ximo Solano's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Daniel Pennac: Ho visto Maradona! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
