Special set Universal 1/3 – Interview with director Federico Micali

At the start of filming in Florence of the film on Universal Cinema, director Federico Micali, La Terrazza di Michelangelo, together with Ciak Tuscany, made a raid on the set in San Frediano, interviewing the director.

The first shooting actually took place Monday 13 October at the "old" cinema in Italy Pontassieve, dove è stato ricostruito lo storico cinema di via Pisana di Firenze, chiuso nel 1989, dove non è stato possibile ottenere autorizzazioni nemmeno per delle riprese esterne, and around which the film's story is set.

The Italian film director said Micali "retains the flavor of cinema town with little chairs so-called" special wooden and very close to those movies there. Pur essendo diverso dall’Universale è comunque molto fedele alle sue atmosfere”.

The film work – produced by The Eye and The Moon – will be shot in four weeks Pontassieve, Florence and other Tuscan landmarks.

The streets of San Frediano district will be the protagonists of most of the external.

Among the environments provided by the script, also the preparation of Controradio in the 80s and the Rokkoteca Brighton's first concert of Litfiba.

The protagonists of the story are Thomas, Alice and Marcello and will be played respectively by three young Italian actors: Francesco Turbanti, Matilda Lutz, Robin Mugnaini, who will be joined by a large cast, tra cui spiccano i nomi di Claudio Bigagli, Paolo Hendel, Anna Meacci, Maurizio Lombardi, Francesco Mancini, Roberto Gioffré, Ilaria Cristini, Vauro and Marco Coccia.

Completing the cast Clet, author of the logo of the film, e la Bandabardò, who will be the original soundtrack.

Particularly expectations reconstructions of the episodes that have contributed to the myth of the Universal, dall '"abburracciugagnene" during the screening of “Last Tango and Parigi”, all’ingresso in sala della Vespa. Per questi due momenti sarà particolarmente importante riuscire a ricreare quell’atmosfera inimitabile che ha caratterizzato il cinema e tutti sono invitati a partecipare alle riprese nei giorni di sabato 25 October and Saturday 8 November, prior contact with the production of the film to the email casting@universaleilfilm.it.

Il film di Federico Micali è stato scritto insieme a Cosimo Calamini, young Florentine writer, e Heidrun Schleef, one of the most famous Italian screenwriters, Palma d’oro a Cannes con Nanni Moretti.

The film received the funding of the Tuscany Region and the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities.

The film will be ready in January 2015 but its future is still uncertain, if you first do a ride in some national and international Festival, or if it will come out soon in theaters during the current season.

Of course that will not be the first to Florence.