Amor
Date:
January 9, 2023
Amor
Logline
Pushed by the memory of my mother, I travel through Rome driving my car. A long time has passed since her suicide in the Tiber river, but I feel that she is still here, waiting for me. Rome with its history, myth and enchantment shows me the way.
Synopsis
“Close your eyes and imagine Rome. What do you see? A monument, a street, a square? Are there people? ” An old, faded Colosseum postcard fills the screen.
Everyone carries their own image of Rome and each one contains a personal story, a memory, a vision. Mine also has a face. That of my mother Teresa who went to the Milvio bridge on 12 July 1998 and threw herself into the Tiber. The threads of the city broke inside me and I was left stunned and immobile. Now, many years later, I set off again. I have everything I need in my car: maps, books, photographs, engravings and personal items. Inspired by the legends of Rhea Silvia and Romulus and Remus, by the bravery of Cloelia who fled to Rome and crossed the Tiber, by the recurring flooding, I trace routes, forge bonds and dream worlds. “I reconstruct” Rome. Meanwhile, Teresa is travelling through space to Planet Amor which has a city surrounded by water that resembles Rome – but it is not Rome and people know to look after each other. The Rome of the river and water is tangled with those of the labyrinths of the mind, of the deep bonds woven by art and of that which never dies: joy, fear, discovery, sorrow and the need for change. AMOR is a fantasy story of a private and universal, physical and mental Rome: time chases more time and the images and sounds weave the threads of the history and legend.
Director’s Profile
Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri was born and educated in Rome (diploma in sound technique at the Experimental Film Centre and degree in Film History at the Sapienza University). Her experimental films were shown in several festivals, including Rome Film Fest (IT), JI.HLAVA International Documentary Film Festival (CZ), Exis Festival in Seoul (KR), LE FIFA – International Festival of Films on Art (CA) and in museums and exhibitions, such as: MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome (IT), MACRO, Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (IT), MAMbo, Modern and Contemporary Art Museum in Bologna (IT), MMOMA, Moscow Museum of Modern Art (RU), La Casa del Cinema di Roma (IT), Palazzo dei Congressi of Rome, Polo del 900 in Turin and Iuav Venice University.
In 2015 she won Casa Rossa Art Doc Prize at the 33° Bellaria Film Festival (IT) with My sister is a painter and in 2019 Best Subject for Documentary Film at Premio Solinas 2019 (IT) with AMOR..
Company Profile
Stefilm is one of the most prominent documentary film and television series producers in Italy. Its productions, often developed with the support of the European Union, are largely international co-productions. Until now, Stefilm has worked with over 50 partners between independent production companies, distributors, sales agents, institutions and film funds. Films and TV series have been purchased by over 60 TV networks worldwide. Stefilm is associated with A.G.P.C.I and Doc / It. It is a member of the Steering Committee of Documentary Campus.
In addition to production, Stefilm dealing with training and distribution. Its three partners collaborate with various educational institutions, in Italy and abroad.
Stefilm is one of the most prominent documentary film and television series producers in Italy. Its productions, often developed with the support of the European Union, are largely international co-productions. Until now, Stefilm has worked with over 50 partners between independent production companies, distributors, sales agents, institutions and film funds. Films and TV series have been purchased by over 60 TV networks worldwide. Stefilm is associated with A.G.P.C.I and Doc / It. It is a member of the Steering Committee of Documentary Campus.
In addition to production, Stefilm dealing with training and distribution. Its three partners collaborate with various educational institutions, in Italy and abroad.