GIANLUCA PULSONI

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  • PESSOA AND THE TEMPTATION OF CINEMA (2012)

    “Pessoa’s work thus unfolds along an extreme horizontality. This does not prevent that vast surface from containing planes, levels, and depths with complex spatio-temporal configurations.” These words, written by the Italian philosopher Alfonso Cariolato,…

  • A MEETING WITH WILLIAM KLEIN (2016)

    A meeting with someone like William Klein is definitely a special occasion. He is friendly and generous with his time, spending as much time with us as he did with previous visitors, including those…

  • PRIVATE RÊVERIES

    Given the current landscape of contemporary cinema, the chance to revisit certain experiences from the past can help us discover or rediscover expressive possibilities we might consider lost or ill-suited to our times, but…

  • TENSIONS IN VITRO

    For those who appreciate writers who are as relentless in their analysis as they are insightful about the human condition, Peter Weiss (1916-1982) is a familiar name. He is best known for his work…

  • A REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE

    In Italy, mentioning Pinocchio often feels like referencing a cultural icon: this is, after all, one of the most recognizable modern characters, with a story so well known that it has become common knowledge.…

  • A VISUAL SENSE OF DISQUIET

    This year (March 8-16, 2025), the Bergamo Film Meeting honors filmmaker Wojciech Jerzy Has (1925-2000), whose work, while significant, may not be the first to come to mind when Italians think of late 20th-century…

  • STORYTELLING AT THE CUTTING EDGE

    Japan’s influence on global pop culture has become increasingly significant in today’s media discourse. A notable example is the visual novel, an interactive form of digital fiction that immerses users in narratives through various…

  • CARMELO BENE, CINEMA AS EPIPHANY 

    It has been twenty years since Carmelo Bene passed away, leaving behind an extensive body of work across various fields that continues to inspire new explorations. While two decades may seem brief to some,…

  • FREE RADICALS

    Jean-Luc Godard famously stated, “Cinema is cinema,” underscoring that this artistic medium functions as both a language and a worldview. This assertion remains relevant today and gains significance when considered alongside various instances in…