RAI Storia
Genius & Recklessness
Fifty Years of Italian History as It has Been Seen by the Artists 1950-2000
four episodes of 27’
broadcasted December 2019
"Genius & Recklessness" is the Italian peculiarity to combine undoubtedly brilliant qualities to the notorious dislike for the established rules. The series was made with images of Teche Rai and other archives, plus new shooting made in museums, Biennials, and art foundations. It retraces the crucial events of the last fifty years of Italian history and showing how the Italia artists reacted to their history. A journey lead by historians, philosophers, art critics such as Giovanni De Luna, Paolo Baratta, Flavio Caroli, Filippo Ceccarelli, Cristiana Perrella, Valèrie da Costa, plus the key contributions of the artists Ugo La Pietra, Francesco Vezzoli, Maurizio Vetrugno, Salvatore Falci and Paolo di Paolo.
Episode 1
Opera Aperta: dal dopoguerra al “Miracolo economico” (1950-1968)
Episode 2
La Rivoluzione siamo noi. Arte critica contestazione (1968-1978)
Episode 3
Mister Fantasy: l’immaginazione al potere (1978-1990)
Episode 4
Le avventure di un Pinocchio: favole bugie catastrofi (1990-2000)
Written by Alessandra Galletta and Marco Senaldi
With Rai Cultura editorial staff: Alfonso Notari and Francesco Russo
Direction: Alessandra Galletta
Shooting: Eugenio Barcelloni, Samuele Cherubini, Daniele Costa, Pietro Daviddi, Andrea Giannone, Pierluigi Laffi, Matilde Sambo, Daniele Vascelli
Sound: Eugenio Mazzetto, Stefano Diso
Editing: Maria Teresa Soldani
Year: 2019
Length: 4x27'
A production by Rai Cultura realized by LaGalla23
