Isabella Torre and Jonas Carpignano on Mixing Mythical Nymphs and Contemporary Reality in Venice Days Closer ‘Basileia’ – Watch Clip (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Isabella Torre is at Venice with her first feature “Basileia.” The film follows an archaeologist who, while exploring a tomb containing an ancient treasure in Southern Italy’s rugged Aspromonte mountains, unleashes mythical nymphs.
The dark fairytale – which is closing the fest’s independently run Giornate Degli Autori, also known as Venice Days – was developed at the Sundance Lab.
It is produced by Torre’s partner, director Jonas Carpignano (“A Chiara”) and sold by Luxbox. “Basileia” is an expansion of Torre’s short “Nymphs,” which premiered at Venice Horizons in 2018.
The film’s cast comprises Angela Fontana (“Indivisibili”) and Danish-American actor Elliott Crosset Hove (“Godland”). Below, Torre and Carpignano speak to Variety about venturing into the non-conventional genre space with a tale that mixes mythology and present-day reality. How did the story of “Basilea” germinate? Torre: It’s all because of Aspromonte, which is not just a location — it became like one of the main characters as well.
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