Documentary on Architect Cini Boeri Premieres at Fondazione Prada, Then Cinema Troisi

Maddalena Bregani, born in 1957, began her television career with cultural programs and later transitioned to documentary filmmaking, using video interviews to preserve memory. Her latest work, 'La casa di Cini Boeri,' focuses on the life and creative genius of architect Cini Boeri. The documentary premiered at Fondazione Prada in Milan and subsequently screened at Cinema Troisi in Rome. Bregani, a family member, balances a documentarian's perspective with intimate knowledge, structuring the film around Boeri's houses, including the Casa Bunker on the island of La Maddalena (1968), which exemplifies Boeri's vision of combining shared and independent living. Boeri, a pioneering female architect, graduated post-WWII in a still fascist-influenced academic environment, learned from Gio Ponti and Marco Zanuso, and opened one of the few women-led studios. She brought a free, flexible, and playful approach to architecture and design, reflecting the spirit of the 1960s and 1970s. Boeri, who served as a partisan courier, famously said, 'I didn't have a rifle to make the revolution, but I had a pencil.' The Archivio Cini Boeri, directed by her grandchildren Giulia and Antonio and curated by Cristina Moro, documents her architectural and industrial design projects. Bregani emphasizes Boeri's elegance and ability to create unique living spaces, with the Casa Bunker remaining a cherished family legacy.