Margherita Vicario: Gloria! Screening and Director Q&A
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image / © tempesta srl, main stil of Veronica Lucchesi as Bettina, Galatea Bellugi as Teresa, and Maria Vittoria Dallasta as Marietta.
Cornell in Rome Fall 2025 Lecture Series
Abstract
A screening of the film Gloria! followed by a Q&A with the director. Set in a girls' institute in Venice at the close of the eighteenth century, Gloria! follows Teresa, a young woman of visionary talent who, together with a small group of extraordinary musicians, transcends centuries and defies the rigid conventions of the Ancien Régime by creating rebellious, luminous, and modern pop music.
Biography
Margherita Vicario (b. 1988) is an actress and singer-songwriter who graduated from the European Academy of Dramatic Art. During her studies, she composed the EP Esercizi Preparatori and Minimal Musical, her first album as a singer-songwriter. For her B.A. thesis in Performing Arts, she examined the use of popular music in Brecht's political theater. She also pursued advanced study of the Dalcroze method, a system of music pedagogy that emphasizes learning musical principles through listening and bodily movement.
In 2014, she toured her first concert show, LEM LEM — Free Musical Experiments, in clubs and theaters. Concurrently, she worked as an actress in films and television series directed by Woody Allen, Lamberto Bava, Marco Pontecorvo, and Pappi Corsicato. Balancing her dual careers in acting and music, she released her second album, Bingo (Universal, 2021). She has collaborated with numerous artists, including Francesco Guccini, Vinicio Capossela, Vasco Brondi, Lo Stato Sociale, Raphael Gualazzi, Elodie, Rancore, and La Rappresentante di Lista.
In 2023, she co-wrote music with Anita Rivaroli and Dade, and directed her first feature film, Gloria!, produced by tempesta, Rai Cinema, and tellfilm. The film, which premiered in competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, was subsequently selected by major Italian and international festivals. It received numerous honors, including three David di Donatello awards, two Globi d'Oro, one Nastro d'Argento, the Grand Jury Prize at the Seattle Film Festival, and several others.
