Tony Patrioli a colori

Uninhibited conversations with Tony Patrioli the first Italian photographer of male nudes in the 60s historic photographer for the monthly magazine Babilonia that published his books and photoshoots both in Europe and in the USA Before Mapplethorpe and after Wilhelm Von Gloeden Patrioli lived a professional relationship of complicity with his models partially similar to the one Pasolini had with his hustlers ragazzi di vita This part shot in colours alternates speeches by the photographer and the art critic Luigi Mazzoleni by the gay culture historian and ex editor of Babilonia Giovanni DallOrto and by Tonys favourite model Bruno A mix of tragicomical adventures dramas and reflections on religion euthanasia the fact of being gay in the 50s60s70s and the American censorship made by George Bush All this in presence of Tonys best friend a mixedbreed dog called Tony Bau