Materait owes part of its fame to the cinema which chose it as a natural set for telling biblical stories or, more recently, making themexceptional locations for television dramas.
Matera Pasolini
The Gospel According to Matthew by Pier Paolo Pasolini
The result was, from the first moment, of strong impact and emotion as confirmed by the choice ofPier Paolo Pasolinithat to set his “Gospel according to Matthew”, preferred the strangerMateraand many of its inhabitants instead of the most predictableJerusalem.
Those stones, the atmosphere suspended in time that was experienced at the time the film was shot and which still today attracts anyone who sees it for the first time, convinced the famous director to make her the protagonist of what is still today considered amasterpiece of Italian cinema.
The Passion Matera
The Passion by Mel Gibson
The Passionby Mel Gibson is a very successful film shot in Matera. In 2004 the American actor and directorMel Gibsondecided to shoot his film “The Passion” (The Passion of Christ) right thereStones of Matera. InSasso Caveoso, that is, the one that looks towards Montescaglioso, in front of theChurch of San Petro Caveoso, there is the well-known climb of the “Golgotha“. AlsoMel Gibson, as had happened to its predecessorPier Paolo Pasolini, decided to shoot his film in Matera where an inspection literally bewitched him.
Matera Film
Film in the Sassi of Matera
Over time, iSassithey played the main role of tourist attraction for many other filmmakers. The narrow streets that wind through theSasso Caveoso and the Sasso Barisano, intact over the centuries, are still today the favorite places for productions from all over the world which, also thanks to a natural atmosphere, manage to further amplify its beauty.
Fiction “Sisters” in the Sassi of Matera
And the great beauty of Matera also conquered TV two years agoRaiunocelebrated the arrival of the new year right from the central square of the city of the Sassi and in the last television season it recorded the audience record with thefiction “Sister”directed by Cinzia Th Torrini.
Film Matera. In more than 50 years, the city has lent its face to films that have honored it, maintaining that uniqueness that UNESCO also recognized in 1993.
Other films in Matera
Materashe has also worked on other feature films and short films. Among this “King David"Of Bruce Beresfordof 1985 to “The Nativity Story"Of Catherine Hardwickeof 2006. In 2015, “Ben Hur"Of Timur Bekmambetov.
Matera will also be a set for cinema in the future
Whether it is the lens of a movie camera, a video camera or a still camera,MateraIt presents itself with all its faces, expressions of a thousand-year history that still sees it intact today with an extraordinary history that makes it one of the oldest cities in the world.
