Is dead Goffredo Fofi. Born in Gubbio on April 15, 1937, Fofi He was an essayist, journalist and Italian cinematographic, literary and theatrical critic. His intellectual vision is of commitment was aimed at the construction of an alternative network to the culture of consumerism and cultural homologation.
Fofi grew up in Gubbio and, at eighteen, he moved to Sicily, where he collaborates with the philosopher and activist Danilo Dolci in the fight against the mafia and favor of the unemployed. This experience marks the beginning of his social and cultural commitment, based on principles of pacifism and social justice.
With the arrival of the 1960s, Fofi goes abroad and moves to Paris, where he works for the Cinema Magazine Positif.
Returning to Italy, he founded the Piacenza notebooks and writes the investigation ‘Southern immigration to Turin’.
In 1967, he founded the magazine ‘Red Ombre’, which stands out for his strong political and cultural commitment.
There have been numerous articles that wrote about cinema and literature, analyzing Italian culture and its evolutions.
Among his most significant works there are Italian cinema: servants and masters (1975) and under the olive tree.
In 1997, Fofi founded the magazine ‘Lo’s foreigner’, dedicated to art, culture and society, and continues to write and publish articles on issues of social and cultural relevance.
Given its long and demanding professional experience Fofi is considered a prominent figure in the Italian cultural panorama, with a significant influence in the field of cinematographic and literary criticism.