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Bologna, 2002. Amidst protests against the labor reform, the assassination of a lawyer opens old wounds between Italy and France. Former far-left terrorist Marco, convicted of murder during the Years of Lead and living in Paris since then thanks to the Mitterrand Doctrine, is suspected of being its instigator. When the Italian government asks for extradition, Marco goes into hiding with his daughter Viola, precipitating also the life of his family back in Italy.
𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘬 is a captivating short film by directors Rocco Gurrieri and Irene Montini that showcases at the recently launched SILK exhibition from the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum. Drawing inspiration from the figurative world of the scarves created by Fulvia Ferragamo, the film’s fairytale-like symbolism recalls the animated works of Czechoslovakian director Jiří Trnka, whose patchwork flower puppets suggested the figurative style of early Ferragamo prints.
