Saul Steinberg

La città degli studi
In 1930s Milan, Saul Steinberg carved out a small world of his own in the Città degli Studi, an area that was to encompass virtually his entire existence. He lived there, studied there, socialised there and worked there. A celebrated drawing of the Palazzo di Giustizia in Milan shows the tram to Lambrate. The journey in the video follows the tram’s route, which surprisingly coincides with Steinberg’s own stops across the city. The same route and stops recur obsessively in his memories, forming the roots of his work; they creep into his drawings, merging with the place names of other cities; or else they are distilled by his memory and superimposed on later visions of the same places. The tram to Lambrate carries not only its passengers but also Steinberg’s memories.
 
 

CREDITS
 
Storyboard
Roberto Dulio, Francesca Pellicciari

 
Production
Ilaria Bollati

 
Cinematography
Gabriele Carbone

 
Editing
Gabriele Carbone

 
Voiceover
Roberto Dulio, Francesca Pellicciari

 
Web Design & Development
Viva!

 
Music
J.S. Bach – Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 – V. Ciaccona – Paolo Ghidoni. 

 
Subtitles
Allegra Baggio Corradi

 
Image Copyright
Pinacoteca di Brera

 
Music Copyrights
Jamendo.com

 
Special thanks to
Banca Intesa, Amici di Brera