Lorenza Mazzetti

An episodic film based on letters to agony columns, showing the effect of sex on the lives of women.

Lorenza Mazzetti's extraordinary life story touches many points in twentieth century history. The adopted daughter of the Einstein family emigrated to London in the 1950s and applied to the Slade School of Fine Art with the reason "Because I'm a genius!" Mazzetti is also one of the most important representatives of the Free Cinema movement.

1943, an estate north of Firenze. The weight of the world is on the shoulders of Penny, who's about 10. An orphan, she must watch over her little sister when they go to live with her aunt and uncle. Penny's a Catholic, and worries about her uncle's soul. He's Jewish, progressive and a free thinker, a fair boss, and devoted to his family. He can be stern, so Penny also worries that she'll never please him and that he won't love her. Then, after the Allied forces land in Sicily and the Germans begin their retreat, Penny must worry about her uncle's life. She tries logic and appeals to human decency. Can a child keep the sky from falling?

The workaday boredom and crushing hardships of London's East End in the 1950s, seen from the point of view of two deaf-mutes who share a strong bond of friendship.

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Short film adaptation of Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis'.

Adaptation of a Kafka short story, believed lost for more than 60 years.

A day in Rome viewed by sixteen different directors under the supervision of the great screenwriter Cesare Zavattini.

Brighid Lowe’s new, intimate documentary, made with Henry K. Miller, builds around candid interviews with Mazzetti herself, to provide new insights about the Italian’s life of love and trauma and the unparalleled efforts she expended to make films in 1950s London.

A year in balance, between international events and glimpses of daily life, through the voices of young people from different backgrounds.

Inspired by Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, Mazzetti's debut film strips away any artifice to portray the original allegory (a man who transforms into an insect), focusing on the alienation resulting from the rigid expectations of society.