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Artribune Podcast: Giovanni Veronesi and Gabriella Greison on Cinema and Physics

other · 2026-04-27

The podcast series 'Contemporaneamente', hosted by Mariantonietta Firmani, showcases discussions between filmmaker Giovanni Veronesi and quantum physicist Gabriella Greison, focusing on the role of doubt as a catalyst for creativity in cinema and physics. Giovanni Veronesi, born in Prato in 1962, played a significant part in the 1990s 'Tuscan cinema' movement, contributing 47 screenplays since 1985 and directing acclaimed films such as 'Che ne sarà di noi' (2004) and the 'Manuale d'amore' trilogy (2005–2011). Gabriella Greison, a writer and quantum physicist with a nuclear physics degree from Milan, collaborates with École Polytechnique and Museo della Scienza, has written nine novels, and hosts 'Pillole di fisica' on RaiNews24. The podcast can be found on Spreaker.

Key facts

  • Giovanni Veronesi was born in Prato in 1962.
  • Veronesi wrote 47 screenplays since 1985, directing 18.
  • Veronesi's directorial debut was 'Maramao' (1987).
  • Gabriella Greison is a quantum physicist, writer, and performer.
  • Greison holds a degree in nuclear physics from Milan.
  • Greison collaborates with École Polytechnique in Paris.
  • Greison's latest book is 'Guida quantistica per anticonformisti'.
  • The podcast is available on Spreaker.

Entities

Artists

  • Giovanni Veronesi
  • Gabriella Greison
  • Mariantonietta Firmani
  • Francesco Nuti
  • Leonardo Pieraccioni
  • Massimo Cervelli
  • Checco Zalone
  • Marie Curie
  • Mileva Maric

Institutions

  • Artribune
  • Filmauro
  • Fandango
  • Warner Bros
  • Radio2
  • Rai2
  • RaiNews24
  • FocusTv
  • SkyItalia LaEffetv
  • École Polytechnique
  • Museo della Scienza di Milano

Locations

  • Prato
  • Italy
  • Milan
  • Paris
  • France

Sources