TO Exactly 44 years from Alfredino’s death Rimi, TV in the well – broadcast tonight at 9.20 pm on Rai 2 – traces his tragic history. Directed by Andrea Porporati, the documentary makes us return to June 1981, When the Child fell into an artesian well of Vermicino And for three days we tried desperately to save him. In particular, he explores the formation of that “media circus”, the first in Italy, which glued 28 million Italians in front of the television. All with the breath suspended in the Vain hope of seeing the child get out from the well.
TV in the well On Rai 2 and Raiplay: the tragedy of Alfino Rmpi 44 years later
Alfredo Rmpi, 6 years old, fell into the artesian well in which he died on June 10, 1981. Stava returning alone to the grandmother’s country house of Vermicino, near Frascati. The news was first disclosed by the Ansa agency. Around 2 am in the night of 11 June Some journalists from Teleroma 56 arrived on the spot, then those of Rai. The news, TG1 and TG2, gave the news of the fall in the well during the respective editions of 13 June 1981. From that moment The two networks began to totally deal with the case with a direct “monstre” of over 18 hours.
It was the first time, in Italy, that a news event was followed with so much deployment of means. With the direct non-stop About 10,000 people who are morbidly attracted to the affair noticed on the site. Firefighters met, speleologists but also people looking for visibility, dwarves, contortionists and The “Human” border was also exceeded. The fact of the news also marked a watershed for the world of media on how to do television.
The days that Alfredino spent in the well were days of confusion, hopes and desperate attempts. It tried to Build a parallel well to be able to extract it from there. Several courageous volunteers they got into the hole (only 30 cm wide), risking life in an attempt to save him. But Everything proved to be useless. After more than two days of agony, On the morning of June 13th 1981 Alfredino died.
The documentary on Vermicino with the narrative voice of Fabrizio Gifuni
Directed by Andrea Porporati, The documentary tells the story of Alfredino but above all the one that the media built around her. Transforming the chronicle of a child who has fallen into an artesian well in a fairy tale that wanted to be happy ending and that instead became a tragedy for everyone. A story, therefore, pretesignano of what we call “pain TV” today.
The documentary, with the narrative voice of the actor Fabrizio Gifunialso tells The infinite transpositions of the story that the media have produced. First of all television but also literary, musical and poetic. From novels and songs to TV series, from graphic novels to murals paintings on the buildings of Rome.
Together with the repertoire images of the long direct, TV in the well it also hosts The memory of those who at the time was a spectator or protagonist. Journalists, former rescuerspsychologists and simple witnesses: all involved in collective trauma that has shaken the conscience of the Italians and of those who, even after years, He still did not develop the shock of those three days.
The cast of TV in the well: from Francesco Bianconi to Rai journalists who followed the case live
To enrich the documentary, the presence of many personalities of journalism and culture that have dealt with (or have told) the tragedy of Vermicino in that distant June 1981.
Starting with singer -songwriter Francesco Bianconi dei Baustelle – who wrote the song in 2008 Alfredino – and from writer Giuseppe Genna which in 2014 published the novel Dies irae inspired by the story. Also present Marco Pontecorvo (director of the TV series Alfredino – An Italian story With Anna Foglietta) and the writer and TV author Massimo Gamba.
TV in the well They also host those who followed the tragedy in the first person. Like it speleologist Maurizio Monteleoneone of the first to try to help the child. AND Rai journalists who participated in the live broadcast Piero Badaloni, Pierluigi Camilli and Andrea Melodia. Finally, psychologists Daniele Biondo and Rita Di IorioToday honorary presidents of the Onlus Alfredo Rmpi.
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