Coda

Coda — Plot

A conclusion and recapitulation of the Eryngium cycle, Coda deals directly with the theme of self-portraiture. The first shot alludes to the end of Erichvon Stroheim's Foolish Wives, where the corpse of the hero-director is dispatched in a man-hole. Other dramatic self-portraits follow: Caravaggio's Goliath, Dante's Sestina (read by the film-maker), and Dürer's Self-portrait with Eryngium. The abandoned villa of Migrazione is revisited. But the finale is hopeful.

• Release date
• December 2, 1970
• Runtime
• 15 min
• Director
• Massimo Bacigalupo

Coda — Cast

Massimo Bacigalupo

M

Mariella De Bernardi Tonino De Bernardi

M

Mara Fazio

J

John Freda