Private Project

The wine of the son of the King of the French

What brought the richest Frenchman of the late 19th Century to die in southern Italy? The Duke of Aumale was the son of Louis Philippe, known as the King of the French. Exiled from his beloved France, he found in Sicily a land where he could apply the agricultural precepts of Virgil. Who would have imagined that the great chef Vatel's closely-guarded secret of Chantilly cream would lead to the discovery of the long-lost secret of le vin de Zucco? Unfortunately the Duke's famously pure wines are no longer produced, but the Zucco farm still exudes the charm of its incredible, romantic history.

  • Lidia Rizzo
    Director
    Sicilia, un mare di vino - Isole del vento divino. La viticoltura delle isole minori in Sicilia.
  • Lidia Rizzo
    Writer
    Sicilia, un mare di vino - Isole del vento divino. La viticoltura delle isole minori in Sicilia
  • Alessandro Bonifazi - Bruno Tribbioli
    Producer
    www.bluefilm.it
  • Pietro Galioto, Gaetano Palmigiano, Enzo Sellerio, Salvo Di Matteo
    Key Cast
    Sicilia, un Mare Divino, La Viticoltura delle isole minori
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Zucco. Il vino del figlio del Re dei Francesi.
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour
  • Completion Date:
    September 12, 2012
  • Production Budget:
    120 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    France, Italy
  • Language:
    French, Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 13. Mostra Internazionale di Architettura -La Biennale di Venezia
    Venezia
    Italy
    September 5, 2012
    World Premiere
    Special event during Venice Film Festival 2012
  • SIFF Sonoma Film Festival 2013
    Sonoma Film Festival
    United States
    April 14, 2013
    North American Premiere
  • Oenovideo, International Grape and Wine Film Festival 2013
    Carcassonne
    France
    May 30, 2013
    French Premiere
    Prix Science and Culture
  • Grand Opening Sicilian Pavillion Vinitaly 2013
    Verona
    Italy
    March 27, 2013
    Special Event
  • Henry D'Aumale e gli Orleans in Sicilia - Evento per il film Lo Zucco
    Terrasini- Palazzo D'Aumale
    Italy
    September 21, 2012
    Italian Premiere
    Special Event
  • Forum Universale delle Culture a Napoli e Campania by Unesco
    Benevento
    Italy
    May 10, 2014
  • Clorofilla Film Festival 2013
    Grosseto
    Italy
    August 12, 2013
  • IFFEST Dokumenta ART. XXI Bucharest
    Bucharest
    Romania
    October 17, 2014
    Romania Premiere
    Vinarte Award- Travel documentary section
Distribution Information
  • Berta Film
    Country: Italy
Director Biography - Lidia Rizzo

BIOGRAPHY OF THE DIRECTOR

Lidia Rizzo is a Sicilian documentary filmmaker and screenwriter. Trained by the Italian director, Folco Quilici, she has a wide-ranging curriculum in film production, with experience on Cultural Heritage, Territorial Marketing and Product Placement. In recent years, she has specialized on documentaries on viticulture; her recent work includes:
Sicily, a sea of wine - Viticulture in western Sicily – Blue Film, Rome,
The Islands of divine wind -Viticulture of the minor islands in Sicily – Blue Film, Rome.
Lo Zucco. The wine of the son of the king of the French- Blue film -Rome

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Director Statement

“I could never imagine that where the great chef Vatel guarded the secret of Chantilly cream I would find the secret of the vin de Zucco produced in Sicily. A natural wine.”