L’ora blu

This project was conceived and produced by the students of the course in Audiovisual Systems and techniques, M.A. in Photography, Cinema, Television Studies, coordinated by professor Maurizio Finotto, Department of Communication and Art Education of the Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna. The project rediscovered the TV format 'Le Notti dell'Angelo' (‘The Night of the Angel’), an original programme by Gregorio Paolini written with authors Anton Giulio Onofri, Alessandra Galletta, Maddalena Bregani, Marco Senaldi, Michele De Mieri and Francesca Tomasin, broadcast in the ‘90s on Mediaset and re adapted to suit a contemporary audience.

L'ora blu, first episode:
The Things We Are – contemporary lists, hoarding and objects.
This episode is inspired by the theme “The Things” proposed by the Philosophy Festival (Modena, September 2012). Marc Augé – anthropologist and sociologist; Zygmunt Bauman – sociologist and philosopher; Alessandro Bergonzoni – actor and artist; Bertozzi & Casoni – artists; Remo Bodei – philosopher; Daria Bonfietti – President of the Associazione dei Parenti delle Vittime della Strage di Ustica (Family of the Victims of the Ustica Massacre Association); Umberto Galimberti – philosopher, psychoanalyst and University Professor; Ivano Marescotti – actor; Pino Strabioli – actor, theatre director and TV presenter; Mario Turci – anthropologist; Lucia Veronesi – artist; Fabio Volo – actor and writer.

L’ora Blu, second episode:
The Consequences of Love.
With Flavio Caroli, Natalia Aspesi, Barbara Alberti, Alessandro Bergonzoni, Ugo Cornia, Lella Costa, Concita De Gregorio, Ottonella Mocellin and Nicola Pellegrini, Paolo Poli and Franca Valeri.


Credits
Curated by: Maurizio Finotto
Consultants: Maddalena Bregani, Alessandra Galletta, Anton Giulio Onofri, Marco Senaldi.
Camera e editing: Filippo Pierpaolo Marino
Year: 2013
Length: 30’
Production: Accademia delle Belle Arti, Bologna