Elena Bellocchio

The film, a nostalgic fantasy documentary, depicts in six episodes a family story in Bobbio between 1999 and 2008. We discover the 5 years-old Elena being brought up by her aunts (Marco Bellocchio's sisters) because her mother Sara is trying to succeed as an actress in Milan. Her uncle Giorgio has a difficult relationship with his sister and judges her for not taking care of her daughter. But as soon as Sara can afford it, she offers to take Elena with her, leaving the village and her aunts, perhaps for ever - while Giorgio, up to his eyeballs in debt, takes refuge in Bobbio. His sister will help him and sell a house.

Un célèbre peintre reçoit la visite d'un assistant cardinal, qui l'informe que sa mère pourrait devenir une sainte.

Italie du Nord, XVIIe siècle. Dans un monastère, une religieuse accusée de sorcellerie tente de séduire un jeune confesseur qui refuse de céder à sa tentation fulgurante.

An early version of Marco Bellocchio's Sorelle Mai

Elena has just turned 18 and this is her first day working in a coffee bar in Bobbio, a town in the north of Italy. It's summer and the coffee bar is very busy. The first day at work is a chance for Elena to meet lots of different people. Each person has a different story to tell - not just in words but also through simple gestures and actions. These characters can sometimes be quite odd and reflect the countless nuances of the human soul.

A two year old girl, surprised and moved, watches her past materialize via amateur footage on the family TV set. She watches without regrets or nostalgia: it's normal. But it's her own story which began two years before. A short film by Marco Bellocchio.

A young maestro conducts rehearsals with a male chorus. He is frustrated and feels that a female voice is missing.

L'enlèvement et le meurtre en 1978 d'Aldo Moro, président du parti politique le plus important d'Italie à l'époque, Democrazia Cristiana, vu du point de vue de l'un de ses agresseurs - une jeune femme en conflit dans les rangs de la Brigade rouge.

"Marx peut attendre" était quelque chose que Camillo Bellocchio a dit à son jumeau Marco la dernière fois qu'ils se sont rencontrés avant que le premier ne meure à un jeune âge dans les jours chauds de 1968. Ce documentaire est dédié à sa mémoire.