Mia Martini and Calabria, Mia Martini first and foremost and first of all Mimì Bertè, Mia Martini as it has never been told. The docufilm “Mimì, everyone talks about her, I met her” was presented at the Catanzaro Chamber of Commerce, written and directed by Gianfrancesco Lazotti and produced by Stefano Baldrini and Sandro Fabiano, in collaboration with the Film Commission Calabria and “La Fenice”.
Universally known by her stage name Mia Martini, the iconic Calabrian artist – she was born in Bagnara in 1947 – is revealed in her most intimate and secret aspects: an unpublished portrait of Mia Martini which is told in an original way through the words of her childhood friends, her fans, the colleagues most sincerely attached to her.
«It is not a story of the artist himself, because – explained director Lazotti – his story has already been told in all possible ways. It is rather the story of the world that this artist has created around herself. This is a difficult phenomenon to talk about, and this is precisely what we tried to do with the film. As far as directing across different regions, since we actually moved around, it was a very interesting experience. I already knew the Calabrians and their welcome, which is proverbial, and I understood even better why Mia Martini was profoundly Calabrian. In this land there is a passion and humanity that I find every time I return, something unique, visceral.”
«Mia Martini – added the producers Baldrini and Fabbiano – represented the soul of our region in an extraordinary way. The original element of the project is the way in which it is told: it has a completely different slant compared to classic docufilms. Many aspects are addressed, including very private ones. We met her childhood friends, people who met her when she was still a little girl, listening to their memories and the experiences they had with her, and immediately grasping the extraordinary talent that Mimì possessed. We tried to enter into his life on tiptoe, with great respect, and we think that this approach emerges clearly from the story.”