Description
A sensitive portrait of a touching and inspiring artist.
A biopic by Damiano Michieletto starring Tecla Insolia, Michele Riondino, and Fabrizia Sacchi. Italy, France. 1 hour 51 minutes.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice takes in and trains young orphan girls in music. Hidden from the public, often masked or behind a grille, the girls' orchestra performs for the institution's wealthy patrons. Twenty-year-old Cecilia excels as a violinist. Until the day the arrival of a new music master, Antonio Vivaldi, disrupts her life and that of the Ospedale...
Vivaldi and I is loosely based on the novel Stabat Mater by Tizano Scarpa, published in 2008, which received the prestigious Strega Prize in Italy the following year.
A discussion led by François-Henri Soulié, author, playwright, and director.



