The Italian director Mimmo Verdesca tells the story of the legendary star Alida Valli through the unpublished words of her letters and diaries, enriching it with other exclusive materials: photographs, family film in 8mm, new interviews with her sons, relatives, friends and collaborators, including Dario Argento, Roberto Benigni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Charlotte Rampling, Vanessa Redgrave, Margarethe von Trotta, Thierry Frémaux among the others, and much more archive material from all over the world. The documentary film “Alida Valli: In Her Own Words” shows a complete and never before seen portrait of the life of a beautiful young girl from Pula who quickly became one of the most famous and beloved actresses of Italian and international cinema.
Mimmo Verdesca
Mimmo Verdesca (Molfetta, 1979) is an Italian filmmaker. He has worked in film, TV and theatre and since 2002 has collaborated with the likes of Maurizio Ponzi, Fabio Grossi and Ferzan Ozpetek. His first documentary “In Arte Lilia Silvi” (2011) won several awards, including a Nastro d'argento for Best Documentary. His sophomore documentary “Protagonisti per Sempre” (2015), went on to win the Gryphon Award for Best Documentary at the Giffoni FF.
