Synopsis:
During WWI a group of Austrian soldiers on the Italian front find a piano in a ruin. The instrument catalyse most human feelings but the meaningless barbarity they try to forget is always ready to burst.
- Director:
- Massimo Ottoni
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Italy
- Running time:
- 18 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Mixed media, Stop Motion Animation, 2D Animation
- Original title:
- Lo Steinway
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Sergio Toffetti
- Animators:
- Linda Kelvink, Massimo Ottoni, Mathieu Narduzzi, Francesca Quatraro
- Script writer:
- Andrea Molesini
- Music composer:
- Fabio Barovero
- Sound designer:
- Vito Martinelli
- Editors:
- Massimo Ottoni, Salvatore Centoducati
- Production:
- Istituto Luce Cinecittà
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Experimental
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- StopTrik International Film Festival
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