This documentary is a first-person account by Caterina Caselli, who opens up in an intense and fast-paced dialogue, sketching the portrait of a woman who turned her passion for music into a lifelong vocation. Alternating intimate anecdotes with public testimonies, the film paints the picture of a woman who not only lived through her era but often anticipated it—through a courageous, unconventional life path that was not always easy. From revolutionary artist in the 1960s to entrepreneur who brought Italian music to the world.

Andrea Bocelli, Elisa, Negramaro, and Ennio Morricone are just a few of the names mentioned in the documentary, alongside extraordinary contributions from Francesco Guccini, Paolo Conte, Liliana Caselli, Mauro Malavasi, Giorgio Moroder, Stefano Senardi, and Filippo Sugar.

The extensive archival footage and musical excerpts that accompany the film make CATERINA CASELLI – una vita, cento vite a documentary that opens a window onto the world of Italian culture, from the Beat generation to the present day.