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La partita infinita (The Endless Match)

La partita infinita (The Endless Match)La partita infinita (The Endless Match)

La partita infinita (The Endless Match) (2006, BetacamSP) by Massimo Arvat. A Zenit Arti Audiovisive and Uisp co-production.

Synopsis:
Riccardo, Pino, Ignazio, Ernesto, Gaetano, Antonio are patients at Mental Health Services. For years they have struggled with mental illness, which has forced them to live beyond the fragile threshold of normalcy.
Their personal stories are infused with suffering, joy, passion, obsession, hope – in the search for a coexistence with their disease and the attainment of daily well-being.
The documentary alternates personal stories with scenes from the Crazy for Soccer series – from its conception, through training sessions, all the way to the National Championship of Writers. Truly a memorable event for each of our characters.
As in one of Riccardo’s poems, life is nothing but a soccer game – you score goals, others score goals against you; you dribble around opponents, sometimes they foul you; the solitude of the goal keeper within the penalty zone, and team play that leads to victory.

This documentary features appearances by Claudio Gentile, Serino Rampanti, Gianluca Pessotto, Alfredo Trentalange, Bruno Pizzul, Paolo Sollier, Gianluca Favetto, Paolo Verri.

Technical data:
Directed by: Massimo Arvat
Produced by: UISP and Zenit Arti Audiovisive
Editor: Marco Duretti
Camera: Massimo Arvat
Distribution: Zenit Arti Audiovisive
Information and contacts: Massimo Arvat arvat@zenit.to.it

Festivals
  • Torino Film Festival, 2006

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