IT, USA | 2010 | colour | 87 min
reż|dir John Turturro pro|pro Alessandra Acciai, Carlo Macchitella, Giorgio Magliulo, Skydancers and Squeezed Heart Production sce|sc John Turturro and Federico Vacalebre zdj|ph Marco Pontecorvo muz|mus Antonio Barba mon|ed Simona Paggi ob|cast John Turturro, Misia, Lina Sastri, Mina, Fiorello, Peppe Barra, Salvatore Plomba, Pietra Montercorvino, Raiz, Sergio Bruni, Pietra Montecorvino, Fausto Cigliano, Peppe Servillo, M’Barka Ben Taleb dys|dis Against Gravity

Passione is something between a classic documentary and a feature consisting of musical impressions, that add an unique charm and rhythm to the film. Narration is lead by picturesque scenes, in which representatives of Neapolitan music world appear one after another. Tempo is given by particular sounds, melodies and words. That is how, step by step, a portrait of Naples emerges – a city with a wonderful, unforgettable atmosphere. “Naples is a city painted with sounds. And the music is one of its most important elements” – says John Torturro, a famous American- Italian actor. In his film Torturro also acts as a narrator trying to present a musical soul of his beloved town.  

AWARDS
2011 Planete Doc Film Festival in Warsaw
2010 Toronto IFF – official selection

DIRECTOR | John Michael Turturro (1957)
American actor, writer and director known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing (1989), Barton Fink (1991), Quiz Show (1994) and The Big Lebowski (1998). He has appeared in over sixty films, and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee. As an actor he has been nominated and won many awards from film organizations such as Screen Actors Guild, Cannes Film Festival, Golden Globes and others. Turturro produced and directed, as well as acted in, the film Illuminata (1999), which also starred his wife Katherine Borowitz. He also wrote and directed the film Romance and Cigarettes (2005).