Quale allegria

by Francesco Frisari

Biografilm Art & Music

Doc, World Premiere, Second Film

(Italy / 2025 / 74’)

As a boy, the director was sure that his uncle Massimo and his favorite singer, Lucio  Dalla looked alike. In fact, they were the same person–both complicated, remarkable, different. Today, in the film, Francesco Frisari explores that impossible similarity, which helped him understand his uncle’s disability. As he observes his daily life, his games and obsessions, Lucio Dalla comes back, speaking and singing of loneliness, anger, confinement, and freedom. In this game of mirrors, the director is brought to face himself, his struggles, and his own similarity to uncle Massimo.