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Palpebre |
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| Gianni Canova |
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Sometimes, just one look is enough to change someone’s life. Like the look that Giovanni Vigo gives a beautiful young woman. A look that compels him to follow her into a bathroom at the State University of Milan, which she enters with a man. Giovanni Vigo, a student of Dante, is the only witness to a murder that leaves no trace. The crime becomes an obsession, especially when the man’s body is found horribly mutilated. Palpebre is an unrelenting journey to the heart of horror and mystery, which takes place over just a few days. It explores contemporary obsessions such as sex and bodily transformations and depicts a world in which the most obscene fantasies can become reality.
Gianni Canova (1954) is a film critic and teaches History and Film Criticism at the IULM in Milan. He is founder and director of the monthly magazine Duellanti. In 2002 he edited the “Garzantina” of cinema. He has written about film for Il Manifesto, La Repubblica, Sette of Corriere della Sera and La Voce, run by Indro Montanelli. For the Milan Triennale he has created and curated the exhibits “Le Città Invisibili” (2002), “Dreams. I Sogni degli Italiani in 50 Anni di Pubblicità Televisiva Italiana” (2004, for RAI) and “Annisettanta. Il Decennio Lungo del Secolo Breve” (2007-2008).
Palpebre is his first novel. It will be published in Italy in January and the author will present a preview in Courmayeur.
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