Lucio Battisti: the documentary "Lucio per amico" airing on Rai5. With testimonials from Mogol and many other colleagues and friends

"Through the testimonies of those who knew him, we try to tell the story of who Lucio Battisti was as a man, what lay behind his music and his songs, and how they were also part of his life. A key witness is Giulio Rapetti, known as Mogol, his creative partner and companion in adventure, the one who helped him become the Lucio Battisti we all know." That's how Rai5 introduces the evening dedicated to Lucio Battisti, featuring the documentary "Lucio per amico", airing Thursday, March 5 at 8:30pm (with a repeat broadcast on RaiPlay).

Who doesn't know Lucio Battisti's songs? And who, deep down, can't say they've felt him as a friend, in their own way? His music has become a collective legacy: emotions to share or keep close in solitude, dreams to live out smiling, reflecting, crying or dancing. Songs that have endured through time and continue to speak to different generations: this is, and remains, the extraordinary body of work left by Lucio Battisti.

But who really was one of the most beloved artists of all time? The docufilm “Lucio per amico. Ricordando Battisti”, conceived and written by Maite Carpio and produced by Garbo Produzioni with Rai Documentari, attempts to tell the human and artistic story of Battisti, through a wealth of archival material – some of it previously unseen – both Italian and international, woven together with the memories of those who knew him, starting with his artistic and life partner Mogol. In fact, just recently, on these digital pages, we also told the story of the historic split between the two.

Alongside him are the accounts of Pietruccio Montalbetti, Roby Matano, Gianni Dall’Aglio, Mario Lavezzi, Franco Daldello, Mara Maionchi, Caterina Caselli, Adriano Pappalardo, Franco Mussida and Tony Cicco, who guide the audience into the “Battisti mystery”: a musician capable of shaping the culture of an entire country while, at the same time, shying away from fame to remain true to himself. At the heart of the story is the lengthy interview with Mogol, which retraces one of the most memorable friendships and collaborations in Italian music.

Punctuating the narrative are the songs that revolutionized our musical landscape: some featuring Battisti's own voice, others reinterpreted for the occasion by Gianluca Grignani, Noemi, Giovanni Caccamo and Giusy Ferreri. Guided by the artistic direction of Maestro Enrico Melozzi, they will perform with personal sensitivity four iconic songs – “Il tempo di morire”, “Amarsi un po’”, “Emozioni” and “Io vivrò” – confirming a unique body of work that remains alive and able to transcend time.

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