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  • 2022
  • Nexo Digital
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2022
  • Nexo Digital
  • 1 h 19 m
For Lucio

Summary This is a tribute to an artist whose songs told the story of Italy at a time of rapid social and cultural change. Thanks to the testimony of the singer's manager and friend Tobia Righi, and an effective and original use of archive material, Pietro Marcello retraces the life of Lucio Dalla, making him a spotlight through which Marcello sh...

Directed By: Pietro Marcello

Written By: Marcello Anselmo, Pietro Marcello

  • 2022
  • Nexo Digital
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2022
  • Nexo Digital
  • 1 h 19 m

For Lucio

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary This is a tribute to an artist whose songs told the story of Italy at a time of rapid social and cultural change. Thanks to the testimony of the singer's manager and friend Tobia Righi, and an effective and original use of archive material, Pietro Marcello retraces the life of Lucio Dalla, making him a spotlight through which Marcello sh...

Directed By: Pietro Marcello

Written By: Marcello Anselmo, Pietro Marcello

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75
Feb 17, 2022
The archival footage gives a time capsule—not just of the sound and styles of the ’60s and ’70s, but a whole society dragged out of Italy’s countryside and into the rapidly industrialized cities.
By Ed Frankl FULL REVIEW
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Feb 17, 2022
This isn’t “Lucio for Beginners” by any means. Nor is it a greatest-hits anthology or a “behind the music” tell-all. It’s a tribute and an invitation to further research.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
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Feb 25, 2022
Even with the notable gaps in Dalla’s story and slight storytelling, For Lucio works as a professional, if not precisely personal, introduction to the renowned musician, showcasing how his songs reflected a country that was grappling with class struggles and an identity crisis during the 1970s.
By Christian Gallichio FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 17, 2022
Perhaps it’s more for insiders and specialists, but this film is a taste of Italian life.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Production Company IBC Movie, Rai Cinema, Avventurosa, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Emilia-Romagna Film Commission, Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, Home Movies - Archivio Nazionale del Film di Famiglia, Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico (AAMOD), Archivio Nazionale del Cinema d'Impresa
Release Date Feb 15, 2022
Duration 1 h 19 m
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Awards

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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