The Revolt Of Red

THE REVOLT OF RED

Written by Paolo Tartamella
Directed by Vittorio Capotorto

 SYNOPSIS

 At sunrise, after waking up the World with the Sun, Red asks the King of Colors to give his color also to the tomatoes which, at that time, were only green and yellow. Convinced of Red’s superiority, the King agrees to do it and communicates his decision to the other Colors. But he provokes their complaints, since it is known that Red enjoys excessive privileges. The wisdom and subservience shown by Brown, Green, and Orange oblige the other colors to remain submissive.

While he is on his way to paint his first tomato field, Red bumps into a little Mountain to which he explains things about the world, since the Mountain has only seen that which surrounds her. Red and the Mountain fall in love and she asks him if, as a token of his love, she can acquire the color red while he travels around.

He submits his request to the King, but the King refuses his consent because he is afraid of confronting a general revolt by the other Colors.

Irritated by the King’s refusal (his first ever), Red announces that he will leave the world, eliminating the presence of the color red in its entirety.

The Colors not only ask the King for an explanation, but now that they are free of Red’s arrogance, they hope to get their own color on everything that is no longer red. The King takes his time to decide but, the next morning, when the Sun is about to rise, he cannot delay any longer and decides to look for the rebellious Red.

The little Mountain will be the one to tell him where is Red, who refuses to give once again his color to the Sun unless the King confirms his original request, i.e., to give his color also to the Mountain.

This time around the King asks him to chose between the Mountain and the Sun, as he cannot keep both.

And when Red announces that he wishes to follow his instinct of affection, the King has no choice but to assign to the Sun the wiser and more esteemed color: Orange.

From that moment on, today it is still possible to visit a little Red Mountain within the confines of China.

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