Alpini

by Jean-François Neplaz
60’, France, 2010

Mario Rigoni Stern recounts “his” Altipiano, from his thoughts on a snowy day to his terrible war recollections and his long walks with his dog and hunter’s rifl e. In this exceptional portrait, the great writer from Asiago opens up in a kind of “stolen” interview that is more intimate than formal. In Rigoni Stern’s story appear the Alpine offi  cer, the writer, the skier, and the hunter. Along with his voice are those of the Veneto fi lmmakers Ermanno Olmi and Mario Brenta and the memory of his friendship with the great Primo Levi.

Jean-François Neplaz
Born in 1960, after his studies he participated in the creation of Radio-Libres and produced some videos for the French unions. He later worked as a television editor and made fi lms about sports feats  for France 3. In 2006 he founded SACRE (Studio Autonome du Cinéma Recherche) in Marseille.