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Anatomy of a Portrait (2026)
Directed by Francesco Clerici, Mattia Colombo
Documentary · 1h 33m
Fernanda Wittgens joined the Brera Museum in 1928, and after a few years she was its director. Courageous and visionary, during the war she saved artworks from the bombings, aided political opponents of Fascism and Jewish families in fleeing the regime, and was imprisoned for her actions. After Italy’s liberation, she rebuilt the Brera and championed its being open and accessible to one and all. Yet despite her groundbreaking policies, she was forgotten after her death. This film seizes on that absence. Calling on the actress Sara Drago, who lends her face and voice to Wittgens in her letters, and the art historian Giovanna Ginex, the filmmakers create a collaborative space in which the past, the present, and their interpretations are intertwined. Fernanda, albeit invisible, is a living presence.
Cast
Sara Drago
Crew
- Director
- Francesco Clerici, Mattia Colombo
- Writer
- Francesco Clerici, Mattia Colombo
- Director of Photography
- Timon De Graaf Boelè, Jacopo Loiodice
- Editor
- Ilaria Fraioli, Serena Pighi
- Producer
- Marco Fabio Malfi Chindemi, Laura Romano
Details
- Original title
- Anatomia di un ritratto
- Release date
- 2026-09-04
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Rossofilm, Rough Cat, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Lab 80, RSI, MiC