Season 5 of ‘Illuminate’ begins

The typical stories of four great heroes of the 20th century – the director Lena Wertmüller, the opera singer Maria Callas, the businesswoman Wanda Ferragamo and the actress Franca Valeri – are at the center of the new season of “Illuminate”, a documentary series of four episodes produced by Anele in collaboration with Rai Cultura On the air from Monday, January 2 at 11:20 p.m. on Rai 3. Based on the real and personal vocations of the actresses -the four narrators -Michela Andreuzzi, Silvia D’Amico, Anna Valli and Emanuela Fanelli- and cinematographic narratives, archival documents, first-hand testimonies, biographies and the most important choices of the four heroes intertwine.
In the first episode, Michela Andreuzzi, through the use of a narrative trick, plays the role of a director who explores the life and career of Lina Wertmüller, the most famous Italian director in the world, capable of revolutionizing Italian cinema by talking about the social, political and sexual aspects. In an ugly and comical way. Next, Silvia D’Amico prepares to deliver a theatrical monologue inspired by Maria Callas, going through the great experience of the artist and the constant struggle between her spirituality: the woman and the singer, her artistic and physical transformation, and the constant work what she had to do to herself to make the artist’s “public body” “coexist with” a person’s own body. On the other hand, Ana Valli plays the role of the perfect character Landa Ferragamo in a documentary that presents on screen her talent as an exceptional entrepreneur, her modesty and moral rigor, while Emanuela Vanilli, passionate about comic theater, narrates the life of Franca Valeri, and as she prepares to present one of her drawings, she traces the path of the woman who revolutionized show business and broke taboos on female comedy.
Among the many illustrious witnesses who have made their invaluable contributions to history are many friends, family members, and colleagues from the world of art, culture, and entertainment. Lena Wertmüller, Claudia Gerini, Anna Milato, her daughter Maria Zulema, the actor and grandson Massimo Wertmüller, the journalist Laura Delle Colli, the director and collaborator Valerio Ruiz, the sociologist and friend Domenico De Masi, decorator and assistant husband Virginia Vianello Para Maria Callas, biographer and collector belonging to the singer Michele Nocera, the soprano Cellini Zanetti, the head of the archives of the Zeffirelli Foundation Caterina d’Amico, the directors Massimiliano Stefanelli, Enrico Stenchelli and Michele Suzzo, the authors and radio hosts; about Wanda Ferragamo and Carlo Conte, her daughter Giovanna Ferragamo, her grandchildren Ginevra Visconti and Diego di San Giuliano, the director of the museum and the Ferragamo Foundation Stefania Ricci, the journalist and fashion critic Mariella Milani and the historical valet Silvano; About Franca Valerie her daughter Stefania Bonfadelli, actresses Cinzia Leone, Gabriella Franchini, director of the Parenti Theater in Milan Andre Roth Shamma, director and TV presenter Pino Strabioli, director and artistic director Giorgio Ferrara and his girlfriend Michelle Della Valle. The story also unfolds through visits to the places that served as a backdrop to the events of the four protagonists: from the Spini Feroni Palace in Florence, headquarters of Wanda Ferragamo’s company, to her home in Fiesole, in the Florentine countryside, from Lake Bracciano, the place where Franca Valeri lived, at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia to tell the story of Lina Wertmüller to Verona, Sirmione and the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza to tell the story of Maria Callas.
“Iluminate” is a production by Anele in collaboration with Rai Cultura. Documentary series in four episodes produced by Gloria Giorgani and directed by Marco Spagnoli (Lina Wertmüller), Matteo Raffaelli (Maria Callas), Margherita Ferri (Wanda Ferragamo) and Maria Iovine (Franca Valeri). Co-producers: Tore Sansonetti and Carlotta Schininà.

Season 5 of ‘Illuminate’ begins