You: Story and Glory of a Masterpiece (2000)
A docu-film on the history and meaning of the painting Madonna Sistina by Raffaello, painted in 1513. The meaning of Raffaello's masterpiece is told through the eyes of Russian author Vasilij Grossman, who dedicated a short but significant story to the painting in which he reviewed the tragic history of twentieth-century totalitarianisms.
Director:
Nicola Abbatangelo
Writers:
Nicola Abbatangelo, Giovanni Maddalena, Daniele Costantini, Gabriele Marino.
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David Oakes as Brandon Miller |
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Emerald O'Hanrahan as Marilyn Miller |
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Sylvester McCoy as Museum attendant / Vasilij Grossman |
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Nils Willers as Museum director |
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Andreas Henning as Self |
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Matthias Wivel as Self |
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Don Paolo Mascilongo as Self |
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Maurizia Calusio as Self |
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Giovanni Maddalena as Self |
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Robert Chandler as Self |
| Directing | Nicola Abbatangelo | Director |
| Production | Nicola Abbatangelo | Producer |
| Production | Nicola Abbatangelo | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Nicola Abbatangelo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Giovanni Maddalena | Screenplay |
| Writing | Daniele Costantini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gabriele Marino | Screenplay |
| Production | Marco Di Antonio | Producer |
| Production | Luigi Mearelli | Producer |
| Editing | Luigi Mearelli | Editor |
| Camera | Mirco Sgarzi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Fabrizio Mancinelli | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Piani | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roberto Conforti | Costumer |
| Directing | Andrea Piazza | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Matteo Di Simone | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Emanuela Cotellessa | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Paolo Pucci | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Marco Marinelli | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Camilla Lopez | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Margherita De Luca | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Claudio Califano | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Massimo Da Re | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Aldo Iuliano | Storyboard Artist |
| Editing | Alberto Bandini | Color Grading |
| Visual Effects | Antonello Suriano | 3D Modeller |
| Production | Polly Jerrold | Casting |
| Production | Emily Jones | Casting |
| Production | Sonia Broccatelli | Casting |