Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
In the feature documentary, Summer 82 – When Zappa Came to Sicily, filmmaker and Zappa fan Salvo Cuccia tells the behind-the-scenes story of Frank Zappa's star-crossed concert in Palermo, Sicily, the wrap-up to a European tour that ended in public disturbances and police intervention. Cuccia had a ticket to the concert but never made it. Thirty years later, collaborating with Zappa's family, he re-creates the events through a combination of rare concert and backstage footage; photographs; anecdotes from family, band members, and concertgoers; and insights from Zappa biographer and friend Massimo Bassoli. The story is also a personal one, as Cuccia interweaves the story of Zappa's trip to Sicily with his own memories from that summer.
- Year: 2014
- Country: Italy, United States of America
- Genre: Music, Documentary
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- Keyword: avant-garde, music history, progressive rock, american musician
- Director: Salvo Cuccia
- Cast: Massimo Bassoli, Mathilda Doucette Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, Joe Travers, Gail Zappa, Moon Unit Zappa
