Inventata da un dio distratto (2001)
This film is dedicated to Maria Lai, an artist born in 1919 in Ulassai, Sardinia. Surrounded and inspired by the ogliastra countryside, the cyclopic guardian of plots and landslides, Maria Lai uses inert materials like stone, concrete, asphalt, metal and wood to work old and new legends into librettos of individual works, installations and interventions, thus becoming part of the landscape that calls to her. In making this film the authors have confided in the artist’s role as a spokeperson, and it is as if one is listening to the voice of a wild olive tree - both millenary and contemporary - a voice that knows what to say (and can say whatever it wants) from beyond the boundaries of reality, history, nature and art. As that tree, the artist - confident of her roots - with a sound sense of rhythm and scansion, multiplies big and small stories, just as she did with the bread and fish in Santa Barbara di Ulassai along the way to the country church.
Cast
- Maria Lai - Herself
Keywords
arts and culture, artist, sardinia, italy, biography
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Inventata da un dio distratto about?
- This film is dedicated to Maria Lai, an artist born in 1919 in Ulassai, Sardinia. Surrounded and inspired by the ogliastra countryside, the cyclopic guardian of plots and landslides, Maria Lai uses inert materials like stone, concrete, asphalt, metal and wood to work old and new legends into librettos of individual works, installations and interventions, thus becoming part of the landscape that calls to her. In making this film the authors have confided in the artist’s role as a spokeperson, and it is as if one is listening to the voice of a wild olive tree - both millenary and contemporary - a voice that knows what to say (and can say whatever it wants) from beyond the boundaries of reality, history, nature and art. As that tree, the artist - confident of her roots - with a sound sense of rhythm and scansion, multiplies big and small stories, just as she did with the bread and fish in Santa Barbara di Ulassai along the way to the country church.
- Who directed Inventata da un dio distratto?
- Inventata da un dio distratto was directed by Nicoletta Nesler, Marilisa Piga.
- Who stars in Inventata da un dio distratto?
- Inventata da un dio distratto stars Maria Lai.
- How long is Inventata da un dio distratto?
- Inventata da un dio distratto has a runtime of 45m (45 minutes).
- What genre is Inventata da un dio distratto?
- Inventata da un dio distratto is a Documentary film.
- Where was Inventata da un dio distratto produced?
- Inventata da un dio distratto was produced in Italy.