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Prologue (2022)
HEARTWARMING!
The first solo show of Pro skater Yuzuru Hanyu was a wonderful surprise to me. I couldn't imagine that he could build up an entire show skating alone and telling his story of competitor skater, including his own feelings and struggles. He even succeeded in interacting with the public and making people choose some of the programs he skated. He gave us an unforgettable representation of the different programs using the projection mapping system by Rhizomatiks. We felt driven in a fantasy world along with our favourite skater, discovering that he not only is a champion in his sport, but even an artist and a living legend.
La finestra di fronte (2003)
A SWEET BUT POWERFUL TREASURE
This is the Ozpetek film I like most, because it combines history with comedy, social issues with intimate feelings, and it is very well represented by its soundtrack. You can travel across flashbacks without losing the sense of the story, you feel the sweetness and sadness of the past and recognize that love and pain are always the same through space and time. The characters are very well depicted as well as places and hstoric background. Everyone has its own dignity and meaning in the development of the story, and the different levels of the narration are perfectly integrated. Massimo Girotti makes his unforgettable farewell and gives a deep sense to the story.
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)
A JOURNEY INTO DREAM
I first watched this masterpiece 20 years ago and it left me a wide range of emotions and thoughts, from wonder to fear to curiosity to enthusiasm. Some character looked so spiritual but yet so real, coming from unconscious figures representing nature,feelings and the relationship between humans and Earth. Some others reminded me of ancient Japanese legends and traditions. I left the cinema, at the end of the movie, in a turmoil and thought about it for a long time. Last February I watched my favourite figure skater, Yuzuru Hanyu, skating on the music of "One Summer's day" and all my fantasies became real. Haku was there telling me his story and encouraging me to discover his world. I watched the movie with my fifth grader pupils and I discovered that they were understanding Haku better than me! I warmly invite everyone to watch it and fly in the world of Miyazaki.
Yuzuru Hanyu Ice Story GIFT at Tokyo Dome (2023)
A MILESTONE IN FIGURE SKATING
The two-times Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu stunned the world with his first ever solo ice show to be performed in Tokyo Dome, the Japanese temple of entertainment. With two orchestras (Tokyo Philarmonic Orchestra and the Gift Special Band), special mapping project effects by Rhizomatiks and the direction of Mikiko, but, first of all, with his revolutionary skating, Yuzuru Hanyu tells us the story of a life built around a dream, a life where every day is a choice, a struggle, a realization of love and passion for life. The dream belongs not only to its dreamer, but it's a gift for everyone, so that it can be of help in moments of difficulty. Hanyu makes his life and his achievements a gift for his beloved followers and sets his future path hand in hand with them.