The House of the Father (2009)

An intimate portrait of Italian architect Franco d’Ayala Valva by his son, this film attempts to understand the filmaker’s father by exploring his life and work. A controversial figure - father of six, married three times - this 81-year old disciple of American genius Frank Lloyd Wright has spent more than fifty years building houses around the world and has no intention of stopping, even when faced with the fracture of his leg. By following his father’s tumultuous life, both personal and professional, over two years, the son examines a world where the boundary between the creative and the family spheres is blurred. From the rolling hills of Chianti, where he has been building his own home for 20 years, to the desert of Arizona, where he lived in Wright’s bizarre Taliesin community, to the cities of Mexico where we discover whether or not his first buildings are still standing, “The House of the Father” documents a son’s search for identity and his father’s quest to complete a life's work.

Length : 70 min – HDV – Italian and Spanish with subtitles in English

With the aid of the Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Director:  Sebastiano d'Ayala Valva



Editor: Ilaria Fraioli

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Producers:  Michele Milossi and Federico Saraceni

Soundtrack: Riccardo Amorese



Sound Mix: Michele Tarantola

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