IDFA 2017
My Name Is Nobody
Denise Janzee
Netherlands
2017
89 min
World Premiere
In 1937, at a school in the Trastevere district of Rome, a class photo was taken. Nobody could have known that two of the boys in the picture would go on to make film history: they were director Sergio Leone and composer Ennio Morricone. Another boy sat between this duo destined for world fame. What could have become of him? Denise Janzee took the photo back to Trastevere to discover the identity of the unknown boy. A taxi driver, an old barber, a retired lawyer, a doctor, a priest, another filmmakerāthese are just a few of the locals who puzzle over Janzeeās question. But not everyone sees its importance. Why would you make a film about an ordinary person, when you can see ordinary people anywhere? As the picture of this unknown man gradually emerges, My Name Is Nobody also profiles the interviewees, the neighborhood and a society in which fame is regarded as the utmost virtueāso if nobody has ever heard of you, what do you have left?
Credits
Director
Production
Paul Ruven for Talent United BV,
Marian Batavier for Talent United BV
Paul Ruven for Talent United BV,
Marian Batavier for Talent United BV
Cinematography
Editing
Sound
Marjo Post
Marjo Post
Sound Design
Screenplay
Tamara Vuurmans
Tamara Vuurmans
Screening copy
Talent United BV
Talent United BV
Distribution for the Netherlands
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