Sky Arte Documentary on Poet Dario Bellezza Airs June 29

Twenty-eight years after his death, Sky Arte will premiere a documentary on poet Dario Bellezza on Saturday, June 29. Titled 'Bellezza, addio,' the film is produced by Zivago Film and Luce Cinecittà, written and directed by Carmen Giardina and Massimiliano Palmese. It reconstructs Bellezza's human profile and artistic career, featuring testimonies from friends and intellectuals including Barbara Alberti, Maurizio Gregorini, Elio Pecora, and Nichi Vendola. The documentary covers his beginnings under the tutelage of Pier Paolo Pasolini, his success as a poet and translator of Arthur Rimbaud, and a journalistic scoop that revealed his illness and exposed him to public scorn. Bellezza, who was born in Rome eighty years ago, described himself as 'always a loser' who never exploited his fame, provocatively calling himself 'blessed by the Muses' rather than 'cursed.' Giardina notes that the film offers not only personal accounts but also a broader reflection on the state of poetry today.