The documentary 'La Nobile Arte' on the history of Italian boxing was presented in Venice

La Nobile Arte', a documentary dedicated to the history and evolution of Italian boxing, was presented at the Biennale Match Point Arena on the Lido of Venice, as part of the Venice Production Bridge program of the 83rd Venice Film Festival. The story is punctuated by ten rounds, through which one hundred and ten years of Italian boxing become as many points of observation on society, culture and the values ​​of sport.

During the presentation - opened with a greeting from the president of the Venice Biennale, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco - some excerpts from the documentary were shown, directed by Vincenzo Lamagna, born from an idea by Michela Pellegrini and Stefano Buttafuoco, produced with the support of the Italian Boxing Federation. "Boxing is probably one of the sports that has most inspired cinema. Inside a ring there is never just a fight: there are sacrifices, fear, redemption, defeat and the ability to get up beyond all limits - explained Stefano Buttafuoco, narrator of the documentary -. For me it was exciting to work on this work. Boxing has given me a lot, I have long felt the desire to give back the good received and this docufilm is a tribute to the magic of boxing".