Cinema, literature and looking at the world from Naples
This interview focuses on first-hand insights into Mario Martone’s cinematographic work. It presents the accurate transcription of an engaging conversation with the filmmaker held at the University of Sussex on 8 December 2023. By discussing the inspiration behind some of his most successful films – specifically L’amore molesto (Troubling Love) (1995), Il giovane favoloso (Leopardi) (2014), Nostalgia (2022) and the docufilm Laggiù qualcuno mi ama (Massimo Troisi: Somedody Down There Likes Me) (2023) – the reader will feel captivatingly guided by Martone into the fascinating relationship between cinema and literature, and on the difficulties of love as ‘a longing that drives us all’. The role that the cultural milieu of Martone’s birthplace, Naples, had in his career and artistic creativity will also help to understand both the realistic and mythological dimensions of his cinema.
History
Publication status
- Published
File Version
- Accepted version
Journal
Journal of Italian Cinema & Media StudiesISSN
2047-7368Publisher
IntellectPublisher URL
External DOI
Issue
4Volume
12Page range
599-612Department affiliated with
- Sussex Centre for Language Studies Publications
Research groups affiliated with
- Sussex Centre for Cultural Studies Publications
Institution
University of SussexPeer reviewed?
- Yes