Visionary, innovator, creative. The story of Romano Artioli, the now 90-year-old entrepreneur from Bolzano who, with the Campogalliano factory and the launch of the Bugatti EB 110 in 1991, brought one of history's most emblazoned brands back to the world stage, becomes a film. "Romano Artioli. Last Great Dreamer" by director Thomas Perathoner tells the story of a man who started in postwar Bolzano and rose to the pinnacle of world motoring. His Bugatti EB 110 had the best technology of the time, so much so that one of its first customers was Michael Schumacher. "Romano Artioli," says the director, "is a personage of global significance, his importance goes far beyond motoring, it has to do with the beauty and perfection he sought in each of his projects. It is a story born in Bolzano, which I felt it was my duty to tell". What can this story teach today? "It teaches one to have vision and respect in every endeavor one undertakes. It is an example of the ability to get where you want to go by being able to involve and empower others. That must be why, 30 years later, Artioli's co-workers still remember him with great affection".
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