by Paolo Casalis e Tiziano Gaia
Documentario | Italy | 2014 | HDV | 64 min.
Date wednesday 8 july
Location Azienda Agricola Vignale di Cecilia - BAONE (PD), via Croci, 14
For the first time on the big screen, “Barolo Boys. The Story of a Revolution” tells the fascinating story of Barolo wine and how it exploded as a world phenomenon. Now one of the most famous red wines in the world, 30 years ago Barolo was unknown even in its production region, the beautiful Langhe in northwestern Italy. Barolo’s current success is mainly due to the courage and initiative of a group of small-scale wine producers, the so-called “Barolo Boys”. In the optimistic Eighties, these winemakers upset the quiet world of the Piedmontese countryside and brought about a revolution in Italian wine, igniting a fierce controversy between different generations and different ways of thinking. After almost 30 years, what is left of that experience? As one of the film’s characters asks, what revolution has ever been successful? “Barolo Boys. The Story of a Revolution” traces the short but intense trajectory of a group of producers who indelibly changed the world of wine.
Paolo Casalis is author, director and co-founder of the production and distribution company Stuffilm Creativeeye. Some of his works are L'Ultimo Chilometro (2013), Langhe Doc. Storie di eretici nell'Italia dei capannoni (2011), winner of the Valsusa Filmfest 2011 and the Sardinian Sustainability Film festival, and Il Corridore (2009).
Tiziano Gaia managed the publications and events of the Slow Food international movement. He was vice-curator of the Italian Wine Guide and curator of the Guide to Extra Virgin Olive Oils. With Giancarlo Guariglio he collaborated to the book "Great Wines" by Joe Bastianich that entered the hit list of the best selling books in the USA in 2010 - 2011.
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