Italo Svevo. Secret Writing in Trieste

Original language: Italian, German
Subtitles: English

SYNOPSIS
Italo Svevo was a writer who, during his lifetime, was almost entirely ignored by both literary circles and the public. Only with his third novel, “The Confessions of Zeno”, which portrays a neurotic liar undergoing psychoanalysis, did he achieve success.
The modernity of the work captivated his friend James Joyce, who opened the doors of the Parisian literary scene of the 1920s to him. Psychoanalysis, the banality of everyday life, irony, as well as the use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, were concepts that readers of his time were not yet ready for.
Italo Svevo anticipated many themes of modernity. It is no surprise that his contemporaries did not understand him. This documentary paints a portrait of the complex personality of the author and his characters, set against the captivating backdrop of his hometown, Trieste.

CREDITS
Director Alessandro Melazzini
Director of Photography Filippo Corbetta
Editing Massimiliano Cecchini
Music Luca Vasco
Production Alpenway Media GmbH
Festival Lecce Film Fest 2025, Mitreo Film Festival 2025

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