APULIA With contributions from Renzo Arbore, The cinema has changed the way people see Apulia. Alessandro Barbero, Alessandro Baricco, Apulia in the cinema, This has happened in recent years when entire Franco Cardini, Gianrico Carofiglio, Al Bano Carrisi, the cinema in Apulia. sequences of a land where every single thing is Franco Cassano, Gino Castaldo, Nico Cirasola, generously lighted, have courted the darkness of Roberto Cotroneo, Caterina d’Amico, Ten itineraries theatres around the world. A Baroque light in Loose Giancarlo De Cataldo, Steve Della Casa, in the light of a region Cannons by Ferzan Ozpetek who – in the words of the Mario Desiati, Nicola Lagioia, Pietro Marino, judges at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York when Raffaele Nigro, Alessandro Piva, Pulsatilla, where films come to life. they presented the film with an award - “makes you Sergio Rubini, Tito Schipa Jr., Maurizio Sciarra, want to immediately book a trip to southern Italy.” Lina Wertmüller, Edoardo Winspeare. White seastacks rising out of the crystal waters of A FILM TOURISM GUIDETOURISM A FILM the Gargano, where the stars of Bollywood dance in Housefull by Sajid Khan, a film seen by over 400 Preface by Antonella Gaeta. million Indians. Free and easy trullo houses for the duo Itineraries by Alessandra Benvenuto, Zalone-Caparezza in What a Beautiful Day by Gennaro Costantino Foschini, Antonella Gaeta, Nunziante, all-time top grossing Italian film. Hundreds Gloria Indennitate, Teo Pepe. of sets which in recent years have criss-crossed Puglia, and as many filmmakers, including Olmi, Martone, Paskaljevic´, Ciprì, Vicari, Gaglianone, di Robilant, Rubini, A FilmAPULIA tourism Guide Placido, Wertmüller, and Winspeare. And which, in past decades, attracted – among others - Pasolini, Bene, Monicelli, Taviani, Sordi, Zeffirelli Moretti, Amelio, Salvatores, Soldini, and Avati. An invitation to travel, to see for yourself that in Apulia the word cinema exists, with 10 itineraries that help reveal it, surprising and changeable, with an incredible wealth of history, charm, myths, stones carved by genius and by the wind, crystal clear seas and iron red skies. A guide for writers and producers who are looking for locations for their films. But also for travellers in search of unexpected destinations and places to see, like films. Editori Laterza On the cover: Zagare Bay, € 24,00 (i.i.) on the set of the film Bachna Ae Haseeno by Siddharth Anand (Picture courtesy: Yash Raj Films / Scrix Srl) Editori Laterza puglia_intera.eps 7-03-2012 9:33 Pagina 1 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 1 ISOLE TREMITI MARE ADRIATICO PESCHICI RODI GARGANICO VIESTE CARPINO CHIEUTI SERRACAPRIOLA SAN NICANDRO GARGANICO MONTE 2 SANT’ANGELO SAN MARCO MATTINATA SAN SEVERO IN LAMIS MARE ADRIATICO MONTEROTARO MANFREDONIA O DELLA DAUNIA LUCERA FOGGIA MARGHERITA DI SAVOIA 3 TROIA BARLETTA TRANI 4 BISCEGLIE DELICETO CERIGNOLA CANOSA ANDRIA MOLFETTA DI PUGLIA GIOVINAZZO ASCOLI CORATO BARI SATRIANO MINERVINO 5 MURGE RUVO BITONTO MOLA DI BARI DI PUGLIA CASTEL GRUMO DEL MONTE POLIGNANO A MARE CONVERSANO MONOPOLI TURI PUTIGNANO TORRE CANNE GRAVINA ALTAMURA FASANO DI PUGLIA 6 NOCI GIOIA DEL COLLE ALBEROBELLO OSTUNI 7 MARTINA BRINDISI FRANCA SAN VITO MATERA CASTELLANETA MOTTOLA DEI NORMANNI CRISPIANO LATERZA POTENZA GINOSA MASSAFRA FRANCAVILLA SAN PIETRO FONTANA VERNOTICO ORIA CASALABATE 9 TARANTO SQUINZANO MARINA MANDURIA DI GINOSA AVETRANA LECCE PORTO CESAREO 8 OTRANTO NARDÒ MAGLIE GALLIPOLI 10 CASTRO TRICASE MARE IONIO SANTA MARIA DI LEUCA Colori compositi © 2009, 2012 Gius. 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Laterza & Figli First edition 2008 Second edition 2010 New updated edition 2012 Digital edition soon available on the iBook Store APULIA Scientific and editorial coordination A Film Tourism Guide by Antonella Gaeta with Silvio Maselli Scientific coordination for the First edition Preface by Antonella Gaeta by Oscar Iarussi Editorial coordination for the First edition by Antonella Gaeta Itineraries by Itineraries 1 and 2 by Alessandra Benvenuto; Itineraries 3 and 4 by Costantino Foschini; Alessandra Benvenuto, Costantino Foschini, Itineraries 5 and 7 by Antonella Gaeta; Antonella Gaeta, Gloria Indennitate, Teo Pepe Itineraries 6 and 8 by Teo Pepe; Itineraries 9 and 10 by Gloria Indennitate Filmography 2007-2012 edited by Vito Attolini Translated from the Italian by Sara Donahue Events in Apulia edited by Ulixes s.c.s. (www.cooperativaulixes.it) Graphic design: Raffaella Ottaviani Itinerary maps by Luca de Luise This book was co-financed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in Apulia Region - Department for Mediterranean Area, Culture and Tourism Editori Laterza All rights reserved To Damiano Russo, Gius. Laterza & Figli Spa, Roma-Bari with stars in his eyes Realized by Graphiservice s.r.l. - Bari (Italy) for Gius. Laterza & Figli Spa ISBN 978-88-581-0095-0 contents 1 PrefAce to the new edItIon Antonella Gaeta 5 PrefAce to the fIrst edItIon Oscar Iarussi 8 ItInerArY 1 The GarGano and The TremiTi islands where the secrets of the seA LIe Thanks To The following people for Their kind supporT: Achab Film, Giuseppe Albahari, Zoom Giovanni Albanese, Olivia Alighiero, Emanuela Alviti, Leonardo Angelini, Elisa- 22 Sailor’s Warning betta Arnaboldi, Raffaella Baracchi and Antonio Cassiano, Gaetano Blandini, Gilda by Pulsatilla Camero, Marina Cancellara, Francesca Capone, Gianni Carluccio, Roberto Caroppo, Close-up Luciano Castelluccia, Manuela Cavallari, Antonio Andrea Ciardo, Mauro Ciardo, 24 The Story-singers of Carpino Vincenzo Cramarossa, Eleonora Ciccarelli, Salvatore Ciriolo, Annamaria Cocchioni, by Maurizio Sciarra Alessandro Contessa, Carla Culiersi, Silvio Danese, Paolo De Cesare and Alberobello Film Commission, Roberto De Feo, Alfredo De Liguori, Marinella Di Rosa, Fandango, Sonia Ferri, Giuliano Foschini, Silvia Godelli, Leonardo Gregorio, Giampaolo Impa- gnatiello, Toni Jop, Michele Lanubile, Angela Leucci and Antonio Tarsi, Antonella 26 ItInerArY 2 Lo Curcio, Lumière & Co., Annamaria Maiellaro, Rosita Marchese, Fabio Marini, FoGGia and The Tavoliere Mario Mazzarotto, Daniele Mazzocca, Paola Merico, Pippo Mezzapesa, Mikado the west wInd bLows Film, Mimmo Mongelli, Mood Film, Nicola Morisco, Marco Muller, Jens Oberwetter, over the goLden grAIn Massimo Ostillio, Mauro Palma, William Parlapiano, Ugo Patroni Griffi, Ruggiero Pierno, Dario Quarta, Anna Maria Renzetti, Gabriele Salvatores, Anna Colica and Colorado Film Production, Giulia Salvadori, Antonello Sammito, Cecilia Sandroni, Zoom Tore Sansonetti, Flavia Schiavi, Leonardo Sinisi, TaoDue, Bruno Torri and S.N.C.C.I., 40 … and then there are Daniele Trevisi, Biagio Valerio, Cecilia Valmarana, Alberto Versace, Dario Edoardo the “Foggiani” Viganò, Giancarlo Visitilli, Diego Zandel. by Renzo Arbore 42 ItInerArY 3 114 ItInerArY 6 BarleTTa, andria, Trani massaFra and The ravines The LIghts And shAdows A LAnd of cAnYons, of A PArAdoxIcAL retALIAtIon Legends And medIcInAL herbs Zoom 60 The Octagonal Enigma by Franco Cardini 62 Scent of “Rousa” (Rose) Close-up by Lina Wertmüller 130 The Return of Rudy Close-up by Nicola Lagioia 64 The Great Dream by Steve Della Casa 132 ItInerArY 7 Brindisi and The iTria valley 66 ItInerArY 4 LIght refrActed between The murGia the LAnd And the seA Into the AbYss In cInemAscoPe Zoom 148 In the Courtyards of Time Zoom by Pietro Marino 80 Murgia Dream! 150 Where Location is Life by Nico Cirasola by Al Bano Carrisi 82 Southward Bound by Sergio Rubini 152 ItInerArY 8 The GulF oF TaranTo red sUnsets wIth A fActorY vIew 84 ItInerArY 5 Terra di Bari the ProxImItY of the seA Is strongLY feLt Zoom 170 Miracle in Taranto by Edoardo Winspeare 172 Ilva or Atlantis by Mario Desiati Zoom 104 Especially by Night by Gianrico Carofiglio 174 ItInerArY 9 106 8 August 1991: On the Waterfront lecce and The adriaTic coasT by Raffaele Nigro the LIght of the sALento, Close-up sLow And bUrnIng Zoom 108 And the Music Goes On by Caterina d’Amico 192 Otranto by Roberto Cotroneo 110 The Theory of Flight by Gino Castaldo Close-up 112 Fantastic Antonio 194 Tito Schipa, Heavenly Voice by Alessandro Baricco by Tito Schipa jr. 196 ItInerArY 10 The ionian salenTo Preface An overtUre coAsts fULL of wonder to the new edition Zoom 212 The Night of the Taranta by Alessandro Piva Close-up Apulia is a bride amid the olive trees with a pistol in 214 Don Tonino’s March by Franco Cassano her hand (Loose Cannons by Ferzan Ozpetek), it is Toni 216 A Method to His Madness Servillo on a lounge chair on Brindisi’s industrial beach by Giancarlo De Cataldo (È Stato il Figlio/It Was the Son by Daniele Ciprì), it is 218 Apulia film commission. A Profile Caparezza amid the trullo houses singing Sarà perché ti 222 filmography 2007-2012 amo (Che bella giornata/What a Beautiful Day by Gennaro 240 Apulia, the region with cinema on its mind Nunziante), it is Indian stars, Akshay Kumar and Deepi- 242 memory Project ka Padukone, dancing Bollywood style over the Gargano 244 events in Apulia sea stacks (Housefull by Sajid Khan), it is Luigi Lo Cascio 279 Apulian consulates in the secrets of the castle of Bovino in the Italy of 150 282 bibliography 288 the authors years ago (Noi credevamo/We Believed by Mario Martone). 290 Photo credits Skillful in transforming itself, for the movie camera it can 292 film index become a place nearby (Naples, Palermo, Turin) or a dis- 298 Place index tant land (Palestine, Greece, often Africa). There is a Apulia which, in recent years, the cinema has redesigned. For all who have the understandably attractive idea of going there, as always it proffers its magical wares, such as the clear light of its turreted coasts, the ferrous dark- ness of its industrial cities, the azure canvas of horizon over the sea, the golden waves of wheat on the Tavoliere, the impressive postmodern skylines intermingling with bizarre Trulli architecture or Federican puzzles. Certainly, Apulia continues to exist in its clamorous and archetypical beauty, but it has also become a vivid universe in the dream created by the cinema, a factory for everyone.