SALVATORE: Shoemaker of Dreams

Italy 2020, 109 min, English, French and Italian, Hebrew & English subtitles

Salvatore Ferragamo always dreamed of shoes. In Bonito, the Italian village of his birth, shoemaking was considered an inferior profession, but the boy who designed beautiful shoes for his sisters never gave up. After a long and winding journey, he made it to Hollywood, where he crafted imaginative shoes for the big movie stars. Ferragamo created shoes from every possible material (from kangaroo leather to bottle caps), drawing inspiration from distant eras and cultures. The man who invented the platform shoe and designed unique footwear for Marilyn Monroe, Eva Perón, Audrey Hepburn, and Judy Garland knew ups and downs in his life but earned himself a prominent place in the Italian fashion world. Director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name) tells the visionary craftsman’s story from a first-person perspective (with the help of actor Michael Stuhlbarg).

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