Storia di un'anima

In the bustling literary salons of late‑nineteenth‑century Milan, a close‑knit group of young writers and dreamers gathers around a modest newspaper called Vita Nuova. Through their eyes we meet Ambrogio Bazzero, a modest‑height heir with red‑tinged whiskers and a voice that shifts from sharp wit to tender melancholy. Though born into wealth, he lives with a childlike simplicity—scattering crumbs for sparrows in winter and finding joy in a single flower, a wandering dog, or the playful hop of a passerby bird.

Bazzero’s true passion lies in the quiet reverence of old things: rusted swords, ancient helmets, and the delicate patterns of forgotten furniture. On a journey through Florence, Venice and Parma, his awe at a wall of historic firearms or a medieval ironwork is matched only by the sudden, palpable sorrow he feels when confronting the past’s darker chambers. This tender portrait captures his restless mind, his yearning for beauty, and the fragile balance between bold curiosity and a wavering will, inviting listeners to share in the early chapters of a soul still searching for its own compass.