Primavera
Inspired by Antonio Vivaldi’s nearly three decades at the Ospedale della Pietà, where orphaned girls performed from behind screens and convent walls, this dramatic story follows Cecilia—a gifted young virtuoso who refused to be silenced.
This film is generously sponsored by Peggy & Dennis Willingham.
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Monday, May 11, 2026
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- Matinee
Friday, May 15, 2026
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In early 18th-century Venice, Cecilia, a young girl, struggles to survive in a secluded and frigid orphanage for abandoned girls, where the nuns rule with an iron fist. Trained to perform in a renowned musical ensemble for tourists, dignitaries, and wealthy male patrons, the girls are hidden behind screens and convent walls, clinging to dreams of their mothers' return or the hope and impending dread that an arranged marriage to a benefactor might offer an escape. When the brilliant and unconventional Antonio Vivaldi arrives as the ensemble's new instructor, he quickly recognizes Cecilia's extraordinary talent as a gifted virtuoso. With her talent acknowledged, Cecilia stands on the brink of changing her destiny.
Based on the historical fiction novel "Stabat Mater" by Tiziano Scarpa, Primavera draws inspiration from Vivaldi's nearly three decades teaching at the Ospedale della Pietà and the girls who refused to be silenced. Featuring a powerful score by Fabio Massimo Capogrosso, this award-winning period drama offers a profound meditation on personal liberation and the driving force of artistic passion.
Content note: offscreen violence to animals
—Kathleen Mullen
- Director: Damiano Michieletto
- Principal Cast: Tecla Insolia, Michele Riondino, Andrea Pennacchi, Fabrizia Sacchi, Valentina Belle, Stefano Accorsi
- Country: Italy, France
- Year: 2025
- Running Time: 110 min.
- Producer: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, Viola Prestieri
- Screenplay: Ludovica Rampoldi
- Cinematographers: Daria D’Antonio
- Editors: Walter Fasano
- Music: Fabio Massimo Capogrosso
- Awards: Victoria Film Festival 2026 (Best Feature Film), Gasparilla International Film Festival 2026 (Grand Jury Award for International Narrative Feature), Chicago International Film Festival 2025 (Audience Award for Best International Feature)
- Filmography: Debut Feature Film
- Language: Italian
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- International Sales: Paradise City Sales