Anagoor's First Film 'Todos los males' Debuts in Italian Cinemas

The Italian theater company Anagoor, founded in Castelfranco Veneto in 2000, releases its first feature film 'Todos los males' in Italian cinemas. The film originates from their staging of Rameau's musical theater piece 'Les Incas du Perou' at the 2022 Sagra Musicale Malatestiana in Rimini. Artistic director Simone Derai discusses the company's evolution from intermedial theater to autonomous cinematic language, blending performing arts, philosophy, literature, and hypermedial scenes. Derai emphasizes their use of ekphrasis and cinematic techniques like montage within theater, creating a dual reading experience. He reflects on the relationship between video art and experimental cinema, noting the blurring boundaries. The film explores Europe's colonial tradition, the dangers and necessity of representation, and the unexpected openness of individual lives. Derai also discusses the role of classical works as both ruins and inspirations, the integration of word and image, and the shared temporal dimension between performer and audience, echoing Renaissance portraiture and Bill Viola's sense of time.