In 2023 Rai Cultura and Rai5 produce for the In Scena series a documentary dedicated to one of the most eclectic characters of Italian entertainment who made the history of theater and television such as Elio Pandolfi. Written and produced by Rai journalist Rita Rocca, the special dedicated to Pandolfi collects for the first time and in an almost anthological way, the historical repertoire of Rai’s audiovideo archives, from the 1950s to the 2000s. Films coming not only from the Rai archives but also from the private archive of the artist who has always loved filming the salient moments of his career and life with a Super8. And here the memories of a now vanished Rome reappear on the screen, the family, the dearest loved ones, the first short films written and self-produced, the companions the Silvio D’Amico Academy, the love and friendship towards Bice Valori, in a kaleidoscope of memories that fascinates and moves. The documentary is enriched with beautiful stage photos, backstage photos and private shots kindly provided by the artist’s family who, for the first time, opened the doors of their home and her personal archive to the author. Pandolfi tells his story in the first person with a light, ironic, enthralling narration that has always characterized his character since the very popular duets alongside Antonella Steni on Rai television in the Sixties. Elio Pandolfi loved entertainment in all its forms: mime, dancer, theater actor, television and radio comedian, operetta singer and film dubber. Seventy years of career during which he met all the artists of his era, worked with everyone, experienced firsthand unforgettable moments of Italian entertainment: from magazines to variety shows, from radio to television, from cinema to operetta. In the documentary the artist recounts his life and his very long career, alongside the memories of artists and friends who were close to him. The author Rita Rocca reconstructs an unpublished artistic and private cross-section of Elio Pandolfi thanks to the testimonies of great artists including: Rita Pavone, Peppe Barra, Leopoldo Mastelloni, Anna Mazzamauro and Arturo Brachetti. And so, alongside the memories and affection of friends, unreleased films are shown in a series that tell of the first shows with Vanda Osiris, the Sundays on the beach of Ostia with Pampanini, the village festivals and the memories of the director Luchino Visconti who most he enhanced it on stage

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