INSIDE THE UFFIZI

IN DEN UFFIZIEN

By Corinna BELZ, Enrique SANCHEZ LANSCH

MAGNETFILM GMBH - as SALES All rights, World

Documentary - Completed 2021

Hidden doors open in this film about the Uffizi Gallery and its famous collection of art. Working here requires sensitive balancing between conservation and renewal.

Festivals
& Awards

Shanghai 2021
SPECTRUM: SIFF RHAPSODY
DOK.fest München 2021
DOK.panorama
Artecinema 2021
Gijón international Film Festival 2021
Esbilla Section
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • GERMANY
    • Languages
    • ITALIAN, ENGLISH, GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 96 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Corinna BELZ, Enrique SANCHEZ LANSCH
    • Producer(s)
    • Thomas KUFUS (ZERO ONE FILM GMBH)
    • Synopsis
    • Backstage of the Uffizi Gallery built in 1561, one of the oldest museums in the world every task becomes a ritual. We meet the passionate staff of German director Eike Schmidt, his assistants, architects, custodians and the concierge. We witness sensitive negotiations with British artist Antony Gormley over the placement of one of his sculptures. Different mentalities and viewpoints collide - European cooperation “en miniature”. Meanwhile the film invites us to immerse ourselves into the works of Botticelli and Artemisia Gentileschi, discovers the 17th century painting ‘Fall of the Rebel Angels’ that confront us with our contemporary vulnerability and hubris. Wartime scenes and a Mafia bomb attack show the history of threats and the endless efforts to protect and maintain this unique collection for future generations.