D’Annunzio’s Cave

Synopsis

Heinz Emigholz, the premiere purveyor of architectural oddities (Sullivan’s Bridges, Goff in the Desert), meticulously documents 15 rooms of the enormous Villa Cargnacco in Lombardy, Italy, designed by proto-fascist poet Gabriele D’Annunzio (1863–1938). The controversial figure spent 17 years designing the Vittoriale, a state museum on Lake Garda, and furnishing the Villa Cargnacco, which is part of the grand complex. This unusual documentary resulted from a photography session in the villa, when four friends—cinematographers Irene von Alberti, Elfi Mikesch, Klaus Wyborny and Heinz Emigholz—simultaneously filmed the rooms and furnishings of the villa in their own specific styles.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Heinz Emigholz
Camera	Director of Photography	Heinz Emigholz Irene von Alberti Elfi Mikesch Klaus Wyborny
Writing	Writer	Heinz Emigholz
Editing	Editor	Jörg Langkau
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