DON VITALIANO:
NOTHING BUT A PRIEST
Original language title: DON VITALIANO

Country of production: Italy
Year: 2002
Language: Italian
54 mins.

A priest who speaks at a gay pride parade and protests globalization at the G8 summit. Don Vitaliano incarnates the Catholic Church's great social activist tradition. He resists criticism by his bishop, and speaks out against careerist clergy. But he firmly bases his words and actions on the gospels, and gives amazing new life to his parish in a small Italian town. Of course, though, Don Vitaliano gets in a lot of trouble. DON VITALIANO: NOTHING BUT A PRIEST is a must-see for Catholics and social activists anywhere, not least for its on-site images of the G8 riots in Genoa.

Director: Paolo Pisanelli
Script: Paolo Pisanelli
Cinematography: Paolo Pisanelli
Music: 99 Posse
Editing: Aline Herve
Sound: Manuel Cassano
Producer: Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, Domenico Procacci
Production Company: Indigo Film, Fandango, Big Sur
Source:
Maria Teresa Tringali
GA&A
Piazzi Martiri di Belfiore, 2
00195 Rome, Italy
mariateresat@gaea.it

Paolo Pisanelli studied architecture, and has worked as a photographer and cinematographer. DON VITALIANO is the tenth film he has directed.

Saturday, March 22
7pm
Gallery Theatre
Screening with IRON MARIA