La Cicciolina. Godmother of Scandal

La Cicciolina. Godmother of Scandal
reż. Alessandro Melazzini/Italy/2016/54 min.
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The life of Ilona Staller, commonly known as Cicciolina, is probably unique with regard to her art, as well as her person. Emigrating from communist Hungary, she followed the call of the “dolce vita” to Italy and found it a fertile environment for a life dedicated to scandal. When she started posing as a scantily dressed nymph in naughty photographs her career picked up speed and steadily propelled her into the realms of radio, TV, erotic films and pornography.

 As the first porn star in the history of democracy, Ilona Staller managed to be elected Member of Parliament and her unexpected victory guaranteed her worldwide attention. Her turbulent relationship with Jeff Koons, whose wife and muse she became, finally secured her iconic status in contemporary pop culture. Based on profoundly researched archive material and directed both with passion and a twinkle of irony, ”La Cicciolina. Godmother of Scandal” captures the phenomenon Ilona Staller in its multiple faces and places it in the wider context of Italy’s political situation at the time.

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  • projection time:
    54 min.
  • country/year:
    Italy/2016
  • director:
    Alessandro Melazzini
  • pictures:
    Alessandro Soetje
  • production:
    Alpenway Media Production GmbH & ARTE G.E.I.E.
  • selected festivals and awards:
    IDFA Amsterdam (Docs for Sale) 2016

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