BORN TO BE A WRITER
"BORN TO BE A WRITER"
JULY 30TH, 2014 - PIAZZA SS ANNUNZIATA - 9:30 pm
GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON
by Alex Gibney (USA, 2008, 120’)
From the Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, a thorough look into the life of Hunter Thompson, inventor of Gonzo Journalism. A documentary with fast pace that igives us the highlights of the life of Thompson, from his intense relationship with the Hell's Angels to his candidacy for sheriff in Aspen in 1970, from the history that led to the writing of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to his deep involvement in the presidential campaign of Senator McGovern in 1972. Narrated by Johnny Depp.
"BORN TO BE A WRITER"
Writers' portraits from the Festival dei Popoli's archives
"BORN TO BE A WRITER" is a journey to discover great writers who made a great contribution to the world literature. Are writers born or made? Can the passion for writing overwhelm all the others? Does inspiration last?
Festival dei Popoli proposes, in the framework of Estate Fiorentina 2014, four portraits in which great writers speak about their ideas and their work. Through their own words we come to understand what it means: "Born to Be a Writer".
Piazza Santissima Annunziata, Florence
Free entrance