Stendhal

The story of three childish souls who find themselves playing and giving life to marble bodies of an indelible past in their present.
Fascinated, attracted and in love with art, they will merge with the same works that will capture them, body and soul until they become ethereal and devoid of any meaning. Stendhal a tribute that the author and director La motta wanted to dedicate to the writer, shooting in two hours with the complicity of the three actresses: Clara Benador, Federica Pirone and Cristina Alby. Inside the Archaeological Museum of Naples the Mann. where visitors with an attentive eye followed the shooting hiding behind the sculptures so as not to be seen.

  • James La Motta
    Director
  • James La Motta
    Writer
  • James La Motta
    Producer
  • Clara Benador
    Key Cast
    "Soul1"
  • Federica Pirone
    Key Cast
    "Soul2"
  • Cristina Alby
    Key Cast
    "Soul3"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 23, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - James La Motta

James La Motta is an Italian actor, director, writer, host and dubber. He was born in 1979 in Naples and he lives in Rome since many years. Artistically he trained with the theatrical musical in London, with the Bsmt of Bologna and with Bianca Toccafondi at Clesis Arte Roma getting the qualification of "art master". As a writer, he won the first prize poetry review "A postcard for Pino Daniele", and recognition in the day of "Legality against Mafia" awarded by Maria Falcone with the title "A short film for life". Actor and director in several theatre plays in French and in Neapolitan with Italian tours. Last project for theater was "Myself", in which La Motta is director, play-writer and actor. In Cinema, he realized his first short movie "Abused Child" in 2017, it was screened at the Dryton Arms theater in London and immediately after at the Venice and Rome Film Festival, out of competition. The same short movie had several participation in international conferences and festivals against gender violence. La Motta has been recognized as international director and exponent for social issues for his active involvement, both in theatre and in cinema, joining and supporting the united victims of Italy against violence. President of the cultural association Source of Emotions.

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