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"I am actively participating and also affected emotionally
but with a certain sense of calm," Bellocchio told Reuters in an
interview.
"Whatever will happen, I don't think I will get too down," he
said, regarding his film which is one of 21 competing for the
festival's top Golden Lion award to be announced on Saturday.
The film is based on a true story from Bellocchio's hometown of
Bobbio, south of Milan, about a 17th-century noblewoman who
becomes a nun and is accused of witchcraft after she seduces a
priest and later his twin, who is an army officer.
Bellocchio cast his son Pier Giorgio as his leading man and
daughter Elena in a smaller role. His brother Alberto also makes
an appearance as a cardinal.
The story time shifts from the 17th century to modern times and
back again, but at the same time that it is telling a tale of
witchcraft and love, it also touches on events from Bellocchio's
long career in film, Pier Giorgio said.
"We are talking about a person who has been making films for 50
years and his made a great number of films which have dealt with
diverse issues. In this film, I think you can find a summary of
them all," Pier Giorgio said.
"It is a script in which I found so many things about his life,
about his cinema, past and future," he added.
(Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Writing by Michael Roddy; Editing
by Dominic Evans)
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