Incroci di civiltà

Festival Internazionale
di Letteratura a Venezia
2 5 aprile 2025

Ottavia Piccolo Italy

Saturday April 5 - 9.00 pm

Auditorium Santa Margherita - Emanuele Severino

Of fathers and ghosts

Ottavia Piccolo

Enrico Fink (Italia)

In collaboration with Lindau, Officine della Cultura

The conversation will be in Italian

Ottavia Piccolo is an actress known for her work in theatre, cinema, and television. She made her debut at 11 in Anna dei miracoli, directed by Luigi Squarzina, alongside Anna Proclemer. She later collaborated with notable directors such as Visconti, Strehler, Ronconi, Lavia, Cobelli, De Lullo, and Castri. Visconti was the first to direct her on the big screen in Il Gattopardo, and her career continued to be shaped by distinguished masters like Mauro Bolognini, Claude Sautet, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Pietro Germi, Ettore Scola, and Luigi Magni… On television, Ottavia Piccolo has appeared in highly acclaimed series in both Italy and France, where she has been admired since 1970, when she was awarded the Prix d'interprétation féminine at Cannes for her role in Metello. Her commitment to theatre has been unwavering. Over the last twenty years, she has worked closely with Stefano Massini, collaborating on works such as Donna non rieducabile, Processo a Dio, 7 minuti, Enigma, Occident Express, Cosa nostra spiegata ai bambini, and Matteotti (Anatomia di un fascismo) with the Orchestra Multietnica di Arezzo.

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