Umberto Eco - A Library of the World
Directed by Davide Ferrario
2023Documentary80 minItaly
Umberto Eco guides us through his private library of more than 50,000 books, and the library of his extraordinary mind.
Synopsis
A documentary immersion into all things Eco, Davide Ferrario’s film takes us on a tour of Umberto Eco’s private library, guided by the author himself. Combining new footage with material he shot with Eco in 2015 for a video installation for the Venice Biennale, Ferrario documents this incredible collection and the man who amassed it. As Eco leads us among the more than 50,000 volumes, we also gain insight into the library of the mind of this vastly prolific and original thinker.
The director
Davide Ferrario
Davide Ferrario is an Italian director, writer and former film critic whose films include After Midnight. His work moves freely between fiction and documentary.
On screens
Already played at 1 cinema in Montreal.
