La biblioteca de los susurros

On the outskirts of Turin, in the seventies, there is a house by the river where everything is done as noisily as possible: pots clatter on the stove, footsteps echo in the corridors, the radio squawks, the furniture creaks. We are in the seventies and little Dora lives in this noisy environment with her whole family, among which her eccentric great-aunt stands out. One day, however, this strange but comforting balance is interrupted by mourning; the house suddenly becomes sad and silent and, just as quickly, Dora begins to hear disturbing noises. To escape from this oppressive atmosphere, the girl finds refuge in a place where a silence reigns that is not a manifestation of melancholy, but of respect and recollection: the library. Here Dora will meet the "centennial reader", the lawyer Ferro, who has dedicated his entire existence to books and who decides to put the girl under her protection to educate her in the pleasure of reading.