The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo

Bruce Weber
2021 | United States | 107 min
Documental del MFD 2025

Bruce Weber unveils all the Italian charm of Paolo di Paolo, the photographer who captured the postwar era and its heroes: Magnani, Vitti, the anonymous townsfolk, children, and the outcasts.

Beauty, hedonism, passion. Photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber crafts a love letter to one of his most admired peers: Paolo di Paolo, the foremost portraitist of his country during the 1950s and 1960s and a close collaborator of Pasolini, Antonioni, and Visconti. Weber’s exuberance and zest for life perfectly complement

Paolo’s neorealist yet delicate connection to the streets.
Paolo retired at his peak, devoted himself to study, and nearly burned the negatives of his work. Years later, his daughter Silvia discovered them, finally reclaiming the legacy of the portraitist of la dolce vita. He was subsequently rediscovered by designers Alessandro Michele at Gucci and Pierpaolo Piccioli at Valentino.


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