Documentary on Gian Maria Volonté premieres 30 years after his death

Francesco Zippel's documentary "Volonté – L'uomo dai mille volti" premiered at the Venice Film Festival 81 in the Venezia Classici Documentari sul Cinema section. The film will be released in Italian theaters from September 23 to 25, distributed by Lucky Red. It marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Gian Maria Volonté, a major figure in Italian cinema. The documentary features interviews with actors Fabrizio Gifuni, Valeria Golino, Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea, and director Marco Bellocchio, who discuss Volonté's artistic legacy and political engagement. Zippel, known for previous portraits of Nicholas Ray, William Friedkin, Federico Fellini, Wes Anderson, Oscar Micheaux, and Sergio Leone, aims to capture Volonté's complexity through archival footage and personal anecdotes. The film explores Volonté's career from early television dramas to auteur cinema, highlighting his meticulous and politically passionate approach.