(July 13, 2016) Lea Garofalo was a cooperating witness killed by the ‘ndrangheta. Marco Tullio Giordana tells the story of Lea and her daughter Denise is the one who tells the story and who had the strength to testify against Denise’s father, still alive today under protection. The film director from Milan is also the director of the film ‘I cento passi’ (One Hundred Steps) that was nominated at the Golden Globes and winner of five David di Donatello awards, and “La meglio gioventù” (The Best of Youth), an excellent example of a film d’auteur and seriality awarded at Cannes and with six David di Donatello awards. Giordana has returned to the small screen to direct “Lea”, a powerful political crime film a true story based on the tragic events of Lea Garofalo. The film, which opened the 9th RomaFictionFest in November and which also aired on Rai 1 on November 18, 2015 with great success, now arrives in France. This film by Marco Tullio Giordana is inspired by the true story of two brave women, will be released today in French cinemas. It will be screened in 7 cinemas in Paris and 42 in the rest of France, a country who has been actively following Giordana’s work. The film was produced by Rai Fiction and Angelo Barbagallo’s Bibi Film starring Vanessa Scalera in the role of Lea Garofalo. It also being screened in universities and schools in collaboration with Associazione Libera. As with “La Meglio Gioventù”, created for television, it then moved onto the big screen. It is yet another high quality Italian cinematic piece that has found the possibility of circulating abroad. (PO/Red)
