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Carlo Levi, physician, painter, and author of the seminal 'Christ Stopped at Eboli,' emerges in this documentary portrait through the lens of his own works and the testimonies of contemporaries. The film traces the inseparable bond between his painting, literature, and political activism, revealing a man whose life bridged Italy's North and South, from Turin's intellectual salons to the isolated villages of Lucania. Archival footage, personal letters, and interviews with scholars piece together a mosaic that illuminates his unique perspective on peasant culture and resistance to fascism, framing him as a crucial witness to 20th-century Italian history.