Saint Louis students star in docufilm “Tell me about me – Rome and its river,” screening at Cinema Troisi
On Wednesday , Dec. 17 at 6 p.m., Rome’s Cinema Troisi will host a screening of the docufilm “Parlami di me – Rome and its river,” a film project that interweaves memory, urban landscape and music, and features significant participation by Saint Louis College of Music students and alumni, who are involved in both the musical and narrative dimensions of the film.
Conducted by Maestro Paolo Damiani, who was responsible for the musical arrangements, the Saint Louis musicians interpret pieces inspired by the great tradition of music for Italian cinema, with compositions and reworkings signed by composers such as Armando Trovajoli, Piero Umiliani and Nino Rota, contributing greatly to the sound identity of the docufilm.
Participating in the project are Andrea Cardone, Edoardo Donato, Emanuele Macculi, Giulio Mari, Giuseppe Sacchi, Lucrezia Blunda, Riccardo Nebbiosi, Sergio Mazzini, Valentino Lupo, Diego Cataldo and Sofia Ara: musicians who, in addition to performing the musical parts, also appear in the final scene of the film, becoming an integral part of the story.
The docufilm recounts the complex and layered relationship between Rome and the Tiber, a bond that changed profoundly in the late 19th century with the construction of the embankments. A necessary intervention to protect the city from flooding, but it also marks a physical and symbolic break between the city and its river. This separation gives rise to marginal spaces and hybrid territories where nature regains ground and which, over time, have held a strong fascination for postwar Italian cinema, from Rossellini to Visconti, from Antonioni to Pier Paolo Pasolini.
In this context, music takes on a central role: not mere accompaniment, but a narrative element capable of dialoguing with the images and memory of the city.
The screening at Cinema Troisi thus represents not only a major cultural event for the city, but also a moment of recognition for the work of young musicians trained at Saint Louis, who are increasingly present in projects that combine music, cinema and artistic research.
