Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams

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Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Written by Dana Thomas
Produced by
  • Francesco Melzi d'Eril
  • Gabriele Moratti
Narrated by Michael Stuhlbarg [1]
Cinematography
  • Clarissa Cappellani
  • Stefano Di Leo
  • Lucas Gath
  • Massimiliano Kuveiller
Edited by Walter Fasano
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)(Venice)
  • November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)(United States)
Running time
120 minutes [2]
CountryItaly
LanguageEnglish
Box office$138,030 [3] [4]

Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams is a 2020 Italian English-language documentary film directed by Luca Guadagnino. It revolves around the life of Salvatore Ferragamo.

Contents

It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2020. It was released in the United States on November 4, 2022. [5]

Production

In January 2019, it was announced Guadagnino would direct a documentary revolving around the life of Salvatore Ferragamo. [6] In March 2020, Guadagnino stated the film was in post-production. [7]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2020. [8] Prior to its premiere, Sony Pictures Classics acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film, excluding Italy. [9] They released the film in the United States on November 4, 2022.

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