Film Commission Torino Piemonte

The King as a Child aims at examining the origins, successive transformations and current peculiarities of the Rivara Castle through the human occurrences of those who inhabit it. Franz Paludetto, castellan and gallerist, is the main narrative and memorial voice of a story suspended between architecture, art and 20th century social history. After several decades of fervid cultural activity, the place has now entered a period of rest, going along with the old age of its director. The film wishes to tell the story of this place immersed in the heart of Piedmont, in dialogue with the world. The narration of the protagonist’s memories hinges on this majestic art-life-project dream. The documentary material together with the archives of the Castle and of the artists involved, evolves in a chant in which the reverberation of the performance-actions intertwines with the unique relationship between the film director and the main character.