synopsis
Music unites, but it can also highlight differences. An excursion to another time and place, maybe to another planet, leads to an epoch when millions of Europeans indulged in synthesized sounds, catchy melodies, and generally bizarre English lyrics, all often combined with insistently futuristic videos. A thorough lesson on the cyber-snobbery of "italo disco" and the circumstances of the music industry at the time. The genre was born in Italy, then given new energy in Germany, and the whole planet danced. This analytical documentary reminds us of the importance of always having independent, non-ideological escape music.
biography
Born in Sondrio, Lombardy, the Italian-born Alessandro Melazzini is currently based in Germany. He was trained as an economist and philosopher, and he previously worked as a cultural journalist and translator. Founder of Alpenway Media, he has produced several films, from
The Italian Character to
Our Stone, while also frequently working as a director.
more about film
| director: | Alessandro Melazzini |
| producer: | Alessandro Melazzini |
| script: | Alessandro Melazzini |
| photography: | Alexander Vexler |
| editing: | Massimiliano Cecchini |
| sound: | Havir Gergolet, Jesus Casquete, Eick Hoemann |
| sound design: | Ralph Bienzeisler |
| co-producer: | Bayern FFF |
| skladatel: | Luca Vasco |
Film at festival
| premiere type: | World Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2021 |
| section: | Siren Test |
| language: | Italian, German, English |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Alessandro Melazzini |
| original title: | Italo Disco. Der Glitzersound der 80r |
| country: | Germany, Italy |
| year: | 2021 |
| running time: | 62 min. |
