Orfeo
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2026
May 28 - June 4
Virgilio Villoresi’s entrancing take on the myth of Orpheus, envisioning the hero as a loner pianist in a sensual reimagination of the underworld, is a visual adventure, combining beautiful 16mm photography, handcrafted sets, meticulous stop-motion animation, and in-camera optical effects.
Villoresi’s singular take on the myth of Orpheus is an entrancing celebration of the possibilities of cinematic artifice. Villoresi reenvisions Orpheus as a loner pianist whose gaze meets that of a stranger, Eura, at the club where he performs one night; they fall in love, only for Eura to disappear almost as suddenly. Orpheus catches a glimpse of her some time later and follows her into what we come to realize is a visionary, sensual reimagination of the underworld. Adapted from Dino Buzzati’s 1969 graphic novel Poema a fumetti, Villoresi’s feature debut combines beautiful 16mm photography, lovingly handcrafted sets, meticulously orchestrated stop-motion animation, and in-camera optical effects to arrive at a mesmerizing, artisanal work that announces its director as one of Italian cinema’s most exciting new voices. An Oscilloscope Laboratories release.
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