Six music videos that capture Franco Battiato's visual genius

This article explores Franco Battiato's legacy as a total artist through six of his music videos, highlighting his directorial work and the visual language that defined his career. Battiato, who acted in Corrado Farina's 1971 film "Baba Yaga" and later directed most of his own videos, used the medium as a space for expressive freedom. The videos discussed include "La stagione dell'amore" (1983), a minimalist dance piece; "No time, no space" (1985), a single-take sequence featuring a tabla player and dervishes; "La cura" (1997), directed by Riccardo Paoletti and shot in Lisbon; "Il ballo del potere" (1998), directed by Francesco Fei with references to Jerzy Grotowski's poor theatre and Russian constructivism; "L'occhio interiore" (2009), co-directed with philosopher Manlio Sgalambro; and "Le nostre anime" (2015), featuring actors Alba Rohrwacher and Luca Marinelli. The article also notes the graphic design contributions of Francesco Messina for album covers like "L'era del cinghiale bianco" and "La voce del padrone."