La Ricerca

An unprecedented view of the human journey and a manifesto of hope for the future

Director Giuseppe Petruzzellis With Luigi Lineri DOP Michele Brandstetter de Bellesini, Giuseppe Petruzzellis Music Nicolás Jaar Editor Giuseppe Petruzzellis Produced by Giuseppe Petruzzellis, Alessandro Carroli, Liza Faktor, Andrea Arena, Lisa Fierro Production Aplysia, EIE film, VESSEL Distribution IMPRONTA film

Country Italy, US Running time 62′ Year 2023

Festivals VISIONS DU RÉEL 2023 (Special Youth Jury Award), BIOGRAFILM 2023 (Menzione Speciale Hera Nuovi Talenti)

Over the last sixty years, an elderly artist has been working on a monumental collection of stones: La Ricerca.

Exploring the Adige river and the Lessinia mountains, Luigi Lineri has collected and catalogued countless pebbles with human and animal shapes, reminiscent of mysterious prehistoric sculptures.

Evoking mythological images, his artwork pays homage to the struggles of men and women who lived through the infancy of our species, allowing us to become what we are.