Valetti. Il campione dimenticato

(IT, 2013, HD/Super8, 63’)

The documentary "Valetti. The Forgotten Hero" by H12 FILM retraces the brief and intense sporting career of Giovanni Valetti, the 1938 winner of both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de Suisse. In 1939 he did it again in the Giro, beating a certain Gino Bartali. Then came war, dropping out of pro cycling and going back to the factory as a simple FIAT worker. Giovanni Valetti, an ace of cycling in the Thirties who, despite incredible victories and achievements, fell into a gray area of collective memory. A champion who knew how to speak with actions during a time of sweat, toil and low wages. And who also kept quiet with dignity. One big look at the Thirties in Italy and at the most beloved sport, cycling, which delights crowds with its unique charm and its larger-than-life champions.


“The Olympic Piedmont laborer who one day kicked Bartali’s ass”
(Orio Vergani)


Made with support from the Torino Piedmont Film Commission and the Piedmont Region (Piedmont Doc Film Fund - Regional Fund for the documentary - development December 2012 - "Piemonte Doc Film Fund Under 30", under the agreement between the Department of Youth of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Piedmont Region)



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FESTIVAL SELECTION




il documentario su Giovanni Valetti


Coppi e Bartali e Giovanni Valetti


Il ciclismo eroico degli anni '30


Il ciclismo eroico degli anni '30


Valetti. Il campione dimenticato regia Lucio Lionello e Damiano Monaco prodotto da H12 FILM distribuzione Istituto Luce


Valetti. Il campione dimenticato regia Lucio Lionello e Damiano Monaco prodotto da H12 FILM distribuzione Istituto Luce


Valetti. Il campione dimenticato regia Lucio Lionello e Damiano Monaco prodotto da H12 FILM distribuzione Istituto Luce


Production

H12 Film

CO-PRODUCER

Coupd’idée

Co-Produttori

David Beck
Bruno Ramain

SCREENWRITER

Gabriele Monaco
Lucio Lionello
Simone Gigiaro

DIRECTOR

Lucio Lionello
Damiano Monaco

Cast

Andrea Bartali
Marco Bolle
Christian Cappelletto
Mario Cionfoli
Beppe Conti
Carlo Delfino
Claudio Gregori
Alfredo Martini
Marco Pastonesi
Carlo Valetti
Carletto Valetti
Nori Valetti

VOICE ACTOR

Patrizia Giangrand
Domenico Brioschi
Carlo Nigra
Lucio Lionello

DOP

Timothy Heys Cerchio

EDITOR

Damiano Monaco

CONCEPT ARTIST

Omar Arturo Bianco

SOUND ENGINEER

Mirko Guerra

SOUND EDITING&MIX

Daniele Mattiuzzi

REGISTRATION STUDIO

Studio Wave Life

ORIGINAL MUSIC BY

Polveriera Nobel – Valetti

MUSIC ADVISOR

Andrea Cremisi

FOOTAGE ARCHIVE

Archivio Storico Istituto Luce
Gaumont Pathé Archives

ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Steven Maasland

DISTRIBUTION

Istituto Luce

Format

HD/Super 8 PAL 16:9

RUNNING TIME

63'

YEAR

2013