The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation
Between 1967 and 1976, Italian writer Goliarda Sapienza (1924-76) wrote The Art of Joy, a subversive novel about the dazzling social ascent of a rebellious heroine; too scandalous to be published at that contradictory time.
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Studio: Sister Productions, Vetta Films, ARTE
- Keyword: literature, portrait of an artist, controversial book, literature history, grands romans du scandale, italian literature
- Cast: Estelle Meyer, Nathalie Richard, Frédéric Martin, Nathalie Castagné, Alberica Bazzoni, Monica Farnetti