Liberato's Secret
{{Short description|2024 Italian animated film}}
{{Italic title}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}{{Infobox film
| name = {{PAGENAME}}
| image = Liberato's Secret poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|Italian|Il segreto di Liberato}}
| director = {{Plainlist|
- Francesco Lettieri
- Giorgio Testi
- Giuseppe Squillaci
- LRNZ
}}
| writer = Francesco Lettieri
| producer = {{Plain list|
- Ellida Bronzetti
- Fabrizio Carratù
- Ottavio Massimo Petroni
- Alessio Russo
- Andrea Iervolino
}}
| editing = Mauro Rodella
| music = Liberato
| animator = {{Plain list|
- Giuseppe Squillaci
- LRNZ
}}
| studio = Red Private
| distributor = {{Plain list|
- Be Water Film
- Medusa Film
}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2024|05|09|Italy}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = {{Plain list|
- Italian
- Neapolitan
}}
| gross = $1.2 million{{Cite Box Office Mojo|id=32063216|title=Il segreto di Liberato}}
}}
Liberato's Secret ({{Langx|it|Il segreto di Liberato}}) is a 2024 Italian animated documentary film directed by Giorgio Testi, Francesco Lettieri, Giuseppe Squillaci and Lorenzo Ceccotti ({{Also known as}} LRNZ). The film tells the evolution of Italian singer Liberato, who also scores the soundtrack. The film was released in theaters in Italy on 9 May 2024.
Plot
The film follows the singer's career, which started in 2017 with music that blends Neapolitan neo-melodic tradition, R&B and electronic music with some hip-hop influences.
Voice cast
- Liberato as himself
- Simona Tabasco as Lucia
- Nando Paone as Grandpa
Production
The film retraces the singer's concerts since his first appearances in 2017, to those in Berlin, Paris, London, at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium on the occasion of the victory of the third championship of SSC Napoli, the three dates in Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, as well as the concert for the inmates of the Poggioreale prison. The animation, which tells the singer's biography, his early life, his youth, and his relationship with Lucia, was directed by Giuseppe Squillaci and LRNZ.{{Cite news |last=Fiamma |first=Andrea |date=20 May 2024 |title=Il film di Liberato raccontato da chi l'ha fatto |url=https://fumettologica.it/2024/05/il-segreto-di-liberato-lrnz-film-intervista/ |work=Fumettologica |language=Italian}}
Soundtrack
{{Infobox song
| name = Lucia (Stay With Me)
| type = single
| artist = Liberato
| released = 9 May 2024
| genre = Electropop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=6}}
| producer = Liberato
}}
The film's soundtrack was scored by Liberato. On 9 May 2024, the electropop song Lucia (Stay With Me) which is part of the film's soundtrack, was released.{{Cite news |last=Nasto |first=Vincenzo |date=9 May 2024 |title=Testo e significato di Lucia (Stay With Me), la canzone di Liberato nel docu-film uscito il 9 maggio |url=https://www.fanpage.it/cultura/il-testo-e-il-significato-di-lucia-stay-with-me-la-canzone-di-liberato-nel-suo-primo-docu-film/ |work=Fanpage.it |language=Italian}}{{Cite news |last=Verna |first=Giorgia |date=9 May 2024 |title=Liberato pubblica il nuovo singolo "Lucia (Stay with me)": il 9 maggio è stato celebrato |url=https://www.ilmattino.it/spettacoli/musica/liberato_pubblica_lucia_stay_with_me_nuovo_singolo-8106601.html |work=Il Mattino |language=Italian}} The song was also produced by the singer.
Promotion
The teaser trailer was released on the singer's social channels on 14 February 2024, while the first trailer was published in April 2024.{{Cite news |date=18 April 2024 |title=Il segreto di Liberato, il trailer del film sul cantante senza volto |url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2024/04/18/il-segreto-di-liberato-film-trailer |work=Sky TG24 |publisher=Comcast |language=Italian |publication-place=Italy}}{{Cite news |date=23 April 2024 |title=Trailer "Il segreto di Liberato" |url=https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/04/23/video/trailer_il_segreto_di_liberato-422830170/ |work=La Repubblica |language=Italian}}
Release
The film was released in theaters in Italy on 9 May 2024.{{Cite news |date=30 April 2024 |title='Il segreto di Liberato', in sala il film che racconta il mistero dell'artista senza volto |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2024/04/30/news/il_segreto_di_liberato_sala_film_mistero-422776367/ |work=La Repubblica |language=Italian}}
Reception
= Box office =
The film earned $1.2 million worldwide. It earned 661 thousand euros on the opening weekend in Italy.{{Cite news |date=13 May 2024 |title=Record Debut for the Masked Singer: 'The Secret of Liberato' |url=https://www.ilmattino.it/en/record_debut_for_the_masked_singer_the_secret_of_liberato-8114775.html |work=Il Mattino}}
= Critical response =
Andrea Peduzzi of IGN stated, "On paper it was not at all easy to put together a film about such an elusive musician despite the involvement of Francesco Lettieri".{{Cite news |last=Peduzzi |first=Andrea |date=9 May 2024 |title=Il segreto di Liberato - Recensione |url=https://it.ign.com/il-segreto-di-liberato/210446/review/il-segreto-di-liberato-la-recensione |work=IGN |language=Italian}}
Lucia Tedesco of Wired stated, "[The film] is like his music, a stylistic pastiche applied to his vision, and he likes to play, to quote, to suggest that we are looking at something that does not want to be revealed."{{Cite magazine |last=Tedesco |first=Lucia |date=18 May 2024 |title=La complessa, contraddittoria, appassionante identità di Liberato |url=https://www.wired.it/article/il-segreto-di-liberato-film-recensione/ |magazine=Wired |language=Italian}}
Luigi Cocciulo of Mymovies gave 4 stars out of 5, stating, "A multi-media, multi-platform, multi-generational film about an artist who loves anonymity."{{Cite news |last=Coluccio |first=Luigi |date=8 May 2024 |title=Il segreto di Liberato |url=https://www.mymovies.it/film/2024/il-segreto-di-liberato/ |work=Mymovies |language=Italian}} Federico Gironi of Coming Soon gave 3,5 stars out of 5, stating, "There are many souls within this vital and restless film: above all the ability to reflect the soul and the idea of this mysterious masked musician, and of his city."{{Cite news |last=Gironi |first=Federico |date=7 May 2024 |title=Il segreto di Liberato: la recensione del film |url=https://www.comingsoon.it/film/il-segreto-di-liberato/64553/recensione/ |work=Coming Soon |language=Italian}} Antonio Cumo of Movieplayer gave 3,5 stars out of 5, stating, "The animation created by the two artists is of high quality, capable of conveying the atmosphere sought with taste, capable, above all, of getting around the obstacle of not showing the young protagonist's face without appearing forced."{{Cite news |last=Cuomo |first=Antonio |date=8 May 2024 |title=Il segreto di Liberato, la recensione: raccontare un fenomeno, tra documentario e animazione |url=https://movieplayer.it/articoli/il-segreto-di-liberato-recensione-documentario-film_32541/ |work=Movieplayer |language=Italian}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=32063216|title={{PAGENAMEBASE}}}}
- {{Box Office Mojo|id=32063216|title=Liberato's Secret}}
Category:2024 documentary films
Category:Italian animated feature films
Category:Italian documentary films
Category:Films produced by Andrea Iervolino
Category:2020s Italian-language films
Category:Italian-language documentary films