Fascism, speed, and splintered light — this artist painted the future while history crashed around him.
The story of the life of one of the greatest exponents of Futurism, protagonist of the avant-garde art scene in Rome before, during and after Fascism.
Cinematography
Gorgeous scans of Balla's kinetic color explosions, finally crisp.
Direction
Rado lets the paintings breathe instead of over-explaining.
Director
Franco Rado
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Balla signed the 1929 'Manifesto of Fascist Intellectuals' alongside Marinetti, a document rarely shown in full during artist retrospectives.
The documentary's 52-minute runtime mirrors Italian television's 'Rai Cultura' slot, originally broadcast to an audience expecting opera highlights.
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