2023 | 109 min | Documentary | Italy | Italian with English subtitles & English Language

His Leica camera captured exquisite portraits of Marcello Mastroianni, Sofia Loren, Pasolini, Visconti, Bertolucci, Rudolf Nureyev, Charlotte Rampling, and so many more. His images were intimate, whimsical, and thoughtful and seemed to capture the essence of his subjects. Aside from the glitz and the elite, he had a gift for perfectly depicting postwar Italy's beauty in its gloriously optimistic economic boom years. Yet all of this extraordinary photography and Paolo’s artistry was forgotten for decades and even unknown to his family. How could such an artist and his work have been forgotten for so long?

Not until Director Bruce Weber stumbled upon one of his images and was so impressed that he sought to find the elusive photographer, was this truly extraordinary story brought to light. At a spritely ninety-four years of age, Paolo di Paolo was able to reveal his astonishing work and tell some unbelievable tales of a truly golden era.

CHARMING, EXHILARATING AND REVELATORY. Di Paolo’s images remain breathtaking. Weber sprinkles the movie with that quirky dolce-vita dust that distinguishes his own sensibility… It not only fits — it’s delightful.

Glenn Kenny, The New York Times