Liberato's Secret

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Liberato's Secret
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Theatrical release poster
Italian Il segreto di Liberato
Directed by
  • Francesco Lettieri
  • Giorgio Testi
  • Giuseppe Squillaci
  • LRNZ
Written byFrancesco Lettieri
Produced by
  • Ellida Bronzetti
  • Fabrizio Carratù
  • Ottavio Massimo Petroni
  • Alessio Russo
  • Andrea Iervolino
Edited byMauro Rodella
Music by Liberato
Animation by
  • Giuseppe Squillaci
  • LRNZ
Production
company
Red Private
Distributed by
  • Be Water Film
  • Medusa Film
Release date
  • 9 May 2024 (2024-05-09)(Italy)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
Languages
Box office$121,2 million [1]

Liberato's Secret (Italian : Il segreto di Liberato) is a 2024 Italian animated documentary film directed by Giorgio Testi, Francesco Lettieri, Giuseppe Squillaci and Lorenzo Ceccotti (a.k.a. LRNZ). The film tells the evolution of Italian singer Liberato, who also scores the soundtrack. The film was released in theaters in Italy on 9 May 2024.

Contents

Plot

The film follows the singer's career, which started in 2017 with music that blends Neapolitan neo-melodic tradition, R&B and electronic music with some hip-hop influences.

Voice cast

Production

The film retraces the singer's concerts since his first appearances in 2017, to those in Berlin, Paris, London, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium on the occasion of the victory of the third championship of SSC Napoli, the three dates in Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, as well as the concert for the inmates of the Poggioreale prison. The animation, which tells the singer's biography, his early life, his youth, and his relationship with Lucia, was directed by Giuseppe Squillaci and LRNZ. [2]

Soundtrack

"Lucia (Stay With Me)"
Single by Liberato
Released9 May 2024
Genre Electropop
Length3:06
Producer(s) Liberato

The film's soundtrack was scored by Liberato. On 9 May 2024, the electropop song Lucia (Stay With Me) which is part of the film's soundtrack, was released. [3] [4] The song was also produced by the singer.

Promotion

The teaser trailer was released on the singer's social channels on 14 February 2024, while the first trailer was published in April 2024. [5] [6]

Release

The film was released in theaters in Italy on 9 May 2024. [7]

Reception

Box office

The film earned $121,2 million worldwide. It earned 661 thousand euros on the opening weekend in Italy. [8]

Critical response

Andrea Peduzzi of IGN stated, "On paper it was not at all easy to put together a film about such an elusive musician despite the involvement of Francesco Lettieri". [9]

Lucia Tedesco of Wired stated, "[The film] is like his music, a stylistic pastiche applied to his vision, and he likes to play, to quote, to suggest that we are looking at something that does not want to be revealed." [10]

Luigi Cocciulo of Mymovies gave 4 stars out of 5, stating, "A multi-media, multi-platform, multi-generational film about an artist who loves anonymity." [11] Federico Gironi of Coming Soon gave 3,5 stars out of 5, stating, "There are many souls within this vital and restless film: above all the ability to reflect the soul and the idea of this mysterious masked musician, and of his city." [12] Antonio Cumo of Movieplayer gave 3,5 stars out of 5, stating, "The animation created by the two artists is of high quality, capable of conveying the atmosphere sought with taste, capable, above all, of getting around the obstacle of not showing the young protagonist's face without appearing forced." [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ Fiamma, Andrea (20 May 2024). "Il film di Liberato raccontato da chi l'ha fatto". Fumettologica (in Italian).
  3. ↑ Nasto, Vincenzo (9 May 2024). "Testo e significato di Lucia (Stay With Me), la canzone di Liberato nel docu-film uscito il 9 maggio". Fanpage.it (in Italian).
  4. ↑ Verna, Giorgia (9 May 2024). "Liberato pubblica il nuovo singolo "Lucia (Stay with me)": il 9 maggio è stato celebrato". Il Mattino (in Italian).
  5. ↑ "Il segreto di Liberato, il trailer del film sul cantante senza volto". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Italy: Comcast. 18 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Trailer "Il segreto di Liberato"". La Repubblica (in Italian). 23 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "'Il segreto di Liberato', in sala il film che racconta il mistero dell'artista senza volto". La Repubblica (in Italian). 30 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Record Debut for the Masked Singer: 'The Secret of Liberato'". Il Mattino. 13 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Peduzzi, Andrea (9 May 2024). "Il segreto di Liberato - Recensione". IGN (in Italian).
  10. ↑ Tedesco, Lucia (18 May 2024). "La complessa, contraddittoria, appassionante identità di Liberato". Wired (in Italian).
  11. ↑ Coluccio, Luigi (8 May 2024). "Il segreto di Liberato". Mymovies (in Italian).
  12. ↑ Gironi, Federico (7 May 2024). "Il segreto di Liberato: la recensione del film". Coming Soon (in Italian).
  13. ↑ Cuomo, Antonio (8 May 2024). "Il segreto di Liberato, la recensione: raccontare un fenomeno, tra documentario e animazione". Movieplayer (in Italian).
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