Carla Lonzi nello specchio dello schermo

Taci, anzi parla. Diario di una femminista is used as a starting point to
explore the role cinema played in the life of Carla Lonzi. On the one hand, she
was a biased spectator, who reflected on films and used them to develop her
thoughts. On the other hand, she looked upon cinema with a hopeful gaze seeing
it as a utopian universe. A place where a “return to the world” could become
possible through her screenplays, which, unfortunately, remained a lingering
dream. This essay explores her approach to the use of super8, as well as her
poetic, deeply political and self-aware use of the cinematic device. Thus, Taci,
anzi parla reveals its essence as an extreme, yet partial self-portrait which attests
that Lonzi’s meditated approach to cinema was a moment of truth and of
authentic self-awareness.